In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 11 Feb 2018 10:53:37 -0600, Mark
Lloyd wrote:

On 02/11/2018 09:51 AM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

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Out of CURIOSITY: why do you want an analogue clock when a digital clock
spells all information precisely? You don't need to judge the positions
of two hands as in an traditional analog clock!

Just out of curiosity...

Yes, I find digital a lot easier to read. The time is already displayed
in a familiar format, especially compared to an analog clock, which is

Au contraire. An analog clock has a familiar format, a more familiar
format.

I didn't know there were any youngin's on Usenet.

Though when I use watch with no numbers, I'm always 3 or 4 hours late.


complicated. One thing I noticed is (for example) at 1:59 the hour is 1
but the hour hand is MUCH closer to 2.

Because the time is much closer to 2.

Analog does seem to have some advantages, but not enough to be worth it.
Some people seem to stick with what they are used to and don't consider
change. I grew up with analog clocks, then found something better. I can
still tell time with an analog clock, but with digital it' faster and
easier.

BTW, When I wrote clock code for my webpage, I found creating the analog
clock was much more work (including polar to rectangular transforms)

That doesn't surprise me, but I'm not writing clock code for no stinkin'
webpage.

than digital (which wasn't much more than printing the result of the
DATE function).