From 425a46e5a184bd41bc54e17675ae07ea52811c8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "fred.boniface" <fjla@fredboniface.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:45:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Introduce date display alongside time

---
 launcher/actions.py |  2 +-
 launcher/ui.py      |  7 ++++--
 launcher/window.ui  | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/launcher/actions.py b/launcher/actions.py
index 1f52ef4..d7467cc 100644
--- a/launcher/actions.py
+++ b/launcher/actions.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ActionDispatcher:
             "/sound",
             "/audio-mode:0",
             "/cert:ignore",
-            "+disp",
+        #    "+disp",
             "+dynamic-resolution",
             "/f"
         ]
diff --git a/launcher/ui.py b/launcher/ui.py
index 6d28aad..5ed07ed 100644
--- a/launcher/ui.py
+++ b/launcher/ui.py
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ class UIController:
 
     def _setup_clock(self):
         clock_label = self.builder.get_object("clock_label")
+        date_label = self.builder.get_object("date_label")
 
         def update():
-            clock_label.set_text(datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M"))
+            now = datetime.now()
+            clock_label.set_text(now.strftime("%H:%M"))
+            date_label.set_text(now.strftime("%A %d/%m/%Y"))
             return True
 
         update()
-        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(30, update)
+        GLib.timeout_add_seconds(10, update)
 
     def _initialist_power_options(self):
         btn_reboot = self.builder.get_object("btn_reboot")
diff --git a/launcher/window.ui b/launcher/window.ui
index 06a4c2d..37480d2 100644
--- a/launcher/window.ui
+++ b/launcher/window.ui
@@ -13,32 +13,41 @@
         <property name="margin-start">32</property>
         <property name="margin-end">32</property>
         
-        <!-- Top Bar: Title & Clock -->
-        <child>
-          <object class="GtkBox">
-            <property name="orientation">0</property>
-            <property name="valign">3</property>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkLabel" id="app_title_label">
-                <property name="label">Launcher Dashboard</property>
-                <style>
-                  <class name="title-1"/>
-                </style>
-                <property name="hexpand">true</property>
-                <property name="xalign">0</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-            <child>
-              <object class="GtkLabel" id="clock_label">
-                <property name="label">00:00</property>
-                <style>
-                  <class name="clock-display"/>
-                </style>
-                <property name="xalign">1</property>
-              </object>
-            </child>
-          </object>
-        </child>
+<!-- Top Bar: Title, Date & Clock -->
+<child>
+  <object class="GtkBox">
+    <property name="orientation">0</property>
+    <property name="valign">3</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel" id="app_title_label">
+        <property name="label">Launcher Dashboard</property>
+        <style>
+          <class name="title-1"/>
+        </style>
+        <property name="hexpand">true</property>
+        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel" id="date_label">
+        <property name="label">Daydayday, 00/00/0000</property>
+        <style>
+          <class name="date-display"/>
+        </style>
+        <property name="xalign">1</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel" id="clock_label">
+        <property name="label">00:00</property>
+        <style>
+          <class name="clock-display"/>
+        </style>
+        <property name="xalign">1</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</child>
 
         <!-- Middle: Cards Grid/Scroller -->
         <child>