24 hour clock in Sunbird

[Rick]

On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 16:05 +0300, Rick wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
> 
> >>
> > 
> > Don't be sophomoric; Sunbird is an *3rd party application* and if you
> > want help with that *application* go to the source where you are liable
> > to get the best help for that *application*.
> 
> Dear No0p,
> 
> Don't know about being sophomoric. I might choose to consider it a 
> compliment. The last time I was a sophomore was back in '61. You do the 
> arithmetic. And if you chose to make it an insult, by calling me 
> ignorant and bombastic, I shall consider the source and ignore it.
> 
> As to the substance of your remarks, begging off giving advice because 
> an application is "third party" in a list devoted to open source 
> applications is just a little off target. Were I faced with such a 
> question, I would admit ignorance, and not elect to write an impolite 
> response.
> > 
> > I see that you are using Thunderbird, so just add the news.mozilla.org
> > news server and subscribe to mozilla.support.calendar and
> > mozilla.dev.apps.calendar. Ask your question on
> > mozilla.support.calendar. 
> 
> This information, coupled with a friendly word would have been much 
> nicer, don't you think? Although I tried to explain that I wanted to 
> avoid additional lists, because of the time it takes.
> 
> In the time that you wasted with your "no
> > joke" reply, you could have already done that and have come back here
> > and happily tell other Ubuntu users the answer.
> > 
> > 
> Perhaps I've forgotten, but it seems to me I said somewhere that the FAQ 
> was uninformative about the question of hours and dates.
> 
> Please don't make this a "casus belli" to justify feelings of 
> aggression. I appreciate your advice. Perhaps the wording might have 
> been gentler.
> 
> Rick
> 

Now on Evolution, as recommended! Small correction: My last sophomore
year was '57, not '61. One tends to forget such details.

Rick

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Ubuntu 8.04 is the longest trial ever, though it still lacks certain
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