Version-info from cmake about viewtouch HOT 5 CLOSED

You know, I'm used to seeing the date at the lower left corner which represents the date on which the version on the local machine was compiled. I'd like to see that continued. But that's not a version number, and as far as this goes, I'm very comfortable with your judgment on this, perhaps showing the version number and the local compile date.

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I think the time of the commit says more about the version that is run than the compile time of the build. For development the latest compile time will still be shown instead of the latest commit time

I havn't checked this claim, but I think with the commit time the build could even be a reproducible build https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds

I'd like to have a way in ViewTouch to view all the Info about the currently run binary. Something like a About page. Unfortunately I have no Idea where to put what info, and what info the user is interested in ^^

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new versioning scheme with YY.MM.X-GIT_COUNT. The new example shows the extended version and the date of the commit used to compile the version of viewtouch running

With this change the version number gives a rough estimate of when the version was released, the GIT_COUNT is a increasing number, which grows with every commit, and the date of the commit is always nice to have. The date of the commit can change to date of compilation if the viewtouch source files are modified

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Very satisfied with this reworking of the Version Information. The use of various text color(s) to distinguish its various informational component(s) might be appropriate. This is a very well thought out and useful enhancement for us all !

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thanks a lot :)
colors would be nice, but are not high on my priority list

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