multiple format strings in clock.format

[genevieve-me]

I'd like to have two format strings for the clock module. However, when I try something like ``"clock": { "format": " {:%H:%M:%S} 󰸘 {:%F}",I get[error] clock: argument not found`, and the clock module is blank.

After a bit of trial and error, I found that "clock": { "format": "{: %H:%M:%S 󰸘 %F}", does work.
However, this leads waybar to constantly emit [error] clock: invalid format string. I was wondering what the correct way to configure this is and if this behavior is expected? Thanks!

[LukashonakV]

HI @genevieve-me ,
works well for me

    "clock": {
"format": "{: %H:%M:%S 󰸘 %F}",
        "interval": 60,
        "format-alt": "{:%A, %B %d, %Y (%R) %Z}  ",
//        "tooltip-format": "<span size='12pt' font='Sarasa Mono SC'>{calendar}</span>",
        "tooltip-format": "<small><tt>{calendar}</tt></small>",
//        "tooltip-format": "{tz_list}<small><tt>{calendar}</tt></small>\n{:%Ec}",
        "timezones" : ["" , "Europe/Warsaw", "America/Chicago"],
        "calendar": {
                    "mode"          : "year",
                    "mode-mon-col"  : 3,
                    "weeks-pos"     : "right",
                    "on-scroll"     : 1,
                    "format": {
                              "months":     "<span color='#ffead3'><b>{}</b></span>",
                              "days":       "<span color='#ecc6d9'><b>{}</b></span>",
                              "weeks":      "<span color='#99ffdd'><b>W{:%U}</b></span>",
                              "weekdays":   "<span color='#ffcc66'><b>{}</b></span>",
                              "today":      "<span color='#ff6699'><b><u>{}</u></b></span>"
                              }
                    },
        "actions": {
                   "on-click-right": "mode",
                   "on-click-forward": "tz_up",
                   "on-click-backward": "tz_down",
                   "on-scroll-up": "shift_up",
                   "on-scroll-down": "shift_down"
                    },
    },

[LukashonakV]

Do you use standard clock or simple clock ? See Wiki about this

[mbme]

hey @genevieve-me and others who'll need it

you can use positional arguments to have multiple format strings:

"clock": { "format": "{0:%H:%M:%S} {0:%F}" }

Notice the 0 before the first semicolon in format string.

[not-programmer98]

Why this doesn't work in temperature module?
Is it supposed to work?

[mbme]

the temperature module doesn't have any positional arguments, only named arguments like {temperatureC} or {icon}