Incorrect localTime when enabling countdown

[HackerShurf]

What happened?

When I set the feature to turn on the countdown timer it sets the date to some time in the 1970s

To Reproduce Bug

Turn on the NTP
set to scrolling text
let it establish the correct time and date
Turn on countdown timer option with any date in 2025 I was using august 25, 2025

Expected Behavior

To show a count down timer to the date

Install Method

Binary from WLED.me

What version of WLED?

0.15.0-b6

Which microcontroller/board are you seeing the problem on?

ESP32

Relevant log/trace output

No response

Anything else?

No response

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[blazoncek]

What makes you think Scrolling text will display countdown?

[HackerShurf]

What makes you think Scrolling text will display countdown?

It used to in previous versions I've had other people test. Looks like it has not worked for a few versions. Unless you have instructions on how to make the countdown timer work.

[blazoncek]

I am the author of Scrolling text effect and I know I never implemented "coundown" of any kind. 😄

[HackerShurf]

Checking the box for countdown used to mak it count down to that date and time unless I'm mistaken.

[HackerShurf]

I am the author of Scrolling text effect and I know I never implemented "coundown" of any kind. 😄

But if you developed it then it must be a different item or setup. But I guess it needs to be a feature request then.

[dosipod]

@HackerShurf It is actually working if you play with the date ( the calculation is wrong though ) but scrolling text will do countdown , feature it is but it is a bug

Countdown_b6_FIX.mov

[softhack007]

Checking the box for countdown used to make it count down to that date and time unless I'm mistaken.

"countdown mode" is actually a feature of the "analog clock overlay". This is an overlay effect for 1D rings. So it has no relation with 2D scrolling text.

[DedeHai]

Checking the box for countdown used to make it count down to that date and time unless I'm mistaken.

"countdown mode" is actually a feature of the "analog clock overlay". This is an overlay effect for 1D rings. So it has no relation with 2D scrolling text.

then this is a bug? if its just for analog clock overlay it should not change the behaviour of scrolling text IMHO. A good fix would be to allow it in scrolling text instead of braking it.

[softhack007]

@DedeHai I wouldn't say it's a bug, but a feature that could be added to scrolling text. Right now I have no idea which "tag" could be used - maybe append a "Z" so that "#MMDD" shows month and date, but "#MMDDZ" shows countdown months and days.

I wouldn't change the display automatically based on a checkbox in time settings - this relation would be hard to understand for users who are running their digital clocks with WLED.