Change the 'Days since 2000' Block?

Thelnvoker

Have you ever used this block?

I've rarely heard of anyone ever using it, so I think this block should be changed to a block more customizable.

What should this block be changed to?

I have an idea that instead of the block being a sensor for ‘days since 2000’ you can change the date.

It would look something like this:

This way it would count the number of days since the given date.

Thanks!

-@Thelnvoker

Last edited by Thelnvoker (April 23, 2016 16:42:29)

Abstract-

Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

And if they put in a future year, like say, 3016, then it would say nothing.

Last edited by Abstract- (May 7, 2016 14:27:12)

jokebookservice1

Thelnvoker wrote:
Have you ever used this block?
I've rarely heard of anyone ever using it, so I think this block should be changed to a block more customizable.

What should this block be changed to?

I have an idea that instead of the block being a sensor for ‘days since 2000’ you can change the date.

It would look something like this:
(Except blue.)

This way it would count the number of days since the given date.

Thanks!

-@Thelnvoker

Yeah. I support, perhaps a dropdown like this might be better for input validation:

Just want to point out that the

provides it based on UTC, s you can get smebody's timezone by doing this:

which makes the block useful. But yeah, I support

Last edited by jokebookservice1 (May 13, 2016 15:51:20)

Thelnvoker

Agreed.

Last edited by Thelnvoker (April 23, 2016 16:44:27)

Thelnvoker

Abstract- wrote:
Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

Agreed.

Sheep_maker

Abstract- wrote:
Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

How long is a month? Its length is inconsistent so I don't think it should be a unit of time. Not to mention that an year can be confused as either 365.25 or 365 and 366.

Thelnvoker wrote:
Have you ever used this block?
I've rarely heard of anyone ever using it, so I think this block should be changed to a block more customizable.

Yes I have used the block, a lot. It's useful for calculating milliseconds or the time zone, an alternative to the timer (and can't be reset!), syncing everyone's values to the same time, etc.

But support for

assuming that 0 = 1BCE, decimals work as normal, and it gives the days until a given year if the year hasn't occurred yet.

TheCode7

I support! This is a really cool idea!

Techno-CAT

TheCode7 wrote:
I support! This is a really cool idea!

Abstract-

Sheep_maker wrote:
Abstract- wrote:
Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years
How long is a month? Its length is inconsistent so I don't think it should be a unit of time. Not to mention that an year can be confused as either 365.25 or 365 and 366.
Thelnvoker wrote:
Have you ever used this block?
I've rarely heard of anyone ever using it, so I think this block should be changed to a block more customizable.
Yes I have used the block, a lot. It's useful for calculating milliseconds or the time zone, an alternative to the timer (and can't be reset!), syncing everyone's values to the same time, etc.

But support for
assuming that 0 = 1BCE, decimals work as normal, and it gives the days until a given year if the year hasn't occurred yet.

Oops… okay months can be removed, but I think years would count as 365.

TheAwesomeMaster

Abstract- wrote:
Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

This.

customhacker

Abstract- wrote:
Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

Yes, this block would be more helpful for clocks.

dude341

Abstract- wrote:
Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

And if they put in a future year, like say, 3016, then it would say nothing.

How about:

Last edited by dude341 (May 9, 2016 06:23:21)

Thelnvoker

dude341 wrote:
Abstract- wrote:
Support for the above block instead of “Years since 2000” The default date should be 2000 though.

Dropdown menue options:

Days
Weeks
Months
Years

And if they put in a future year, like say, 3016, then it would say nothing.
How about:

Support for the text I bolded.

scratchisthebest

No support because you can just subtract 365.25 days for every year

Thelnvoker

scratchisthebest wrote:
No support because you can just subtract 365.25 days for every year

What's the code to do this?

DaSpudLord

Thelnvoker wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
No support because you can just subtract 365.25 days for every year

What's the code to do this?

JonathanSchaffer

support for

Last edited by JonathanSchaffer (May 13, 2016 15:49:29)

Thelnvoker

DaSpudLord wrote:
Thelnvoker wrote:
scratchisthebest wrote:
No support because you can just subtract 365.25 days for every year

What's the code to do this?

Thanks.

jokebookservice1

ddk44 wrote:
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Please don'e emojispam

Thelnvoker

ddk44 wrote:
My browser / operating system: ChromeOS 7978.74.0, Chrome 50.0.2661.103, Flash 21.0 (release 0) hahaha

What?

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