From a59d3f9dd511301b822bd3368ec1bdce9462b809 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pierre Lamot <pierre@videolabs.io>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:24:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] qt: update rounding method for displaying playback time

---
 modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.cpp | 3 +--
 modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.hpp | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.cpp b/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.cpp
index b8b73d04848f..047909ccf2cc 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ QString VLCTick::formatHMS() const
     int64_t t_ms = MS_FROM_VLC_TICK(m_ticks);
     if (t_ms >= 1000)
     {
-        //round to the nearest second
-        t_ms = roundNearestMultiple(t_ms, 1000);
+        //truncate milliseconds toward 0
         int64_t t_sec = t_ms / 1000;
         int sec = t_sec % 60;
         int min = (t_sec / 60) % 60;
diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.hpp b/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.hpp
index 43c272e26780..4fcb36bf4326 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.hpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/util/vlctick.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ class VLCTick
     /**
      * @brief formatHMS
      * @return time as HH:MM:SS
+     *
+     * this method should be used to present running time or
+     * time that will be compared to a running time
+     *
+     * milliseconds will be truncated towards 0
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE QString formatHMS() const;