[chandler-users] Formats?

[Andre Mueninghoff]

For those English-speakers desiring various combinations of week 
sequences and date formats, I recommend experimenting with the different 
English locales available. Fascinating to me, the currently 19 available 
  variants of English locales run from English (Australia) to English 
(Zimbabwe).

I also prefer a week view that starts on Monday. I have always had my 
Palm Datebk6 app configured that way. It's just the way I think about my 
week. I prefer to see the (USA anyway) weekend days of Saturday and 
Sunday next to each other. I'm now using the locale labeled "English" 
(no country variant listed). With it, I have a week starting on Monday, 
and in the detail view dates in dd/mm/yyyy format and times in 12 hour 
(AM/PM) type format. Since I prefer the 24 hour time format, I may 
switch to the English (United Kingdom) locale and live with a mm/dd/yyyy 
format. I haven't tried all of the English locales. There may be one 
with just the right combination for me.

Playing with locales in scripts I can't even begin to read is a mini 
global cultural experience.

My hats off to Brian Kirsch at OSAF and his many volunteers who 
delivered localization for Chandler desktop. :)

-Andre

Andrew Toth wrote:
> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:48:56 -0800 (PST) -n
> Davor Cubranic <cubranic at cs.ubc.ca> írta:
> 
>> It's not "Jewish-style", it's standard US date and week format.
>>
>> (Unless you think the United States is run by a Jewish cabal.)
>>
> 
> I'm sorry. I do not know much about "Jewish cabal"... :-)
> 
> Monday as first day is standard here, in Europe. - ISO, I think.
> 
> Sunday, being the first day of week comes from Jewish tradition 
> (U all know about Moses :-) ) later adopted by the Christians too...
> That's why I called it Jewish style, but I could heve say Christian
> style too. :-)
> 
> 
>> Davor
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008, Andrew Toth wrote:
>>
>>> Tisztelt !
>>>
>>> Dear List,
>>>
>>> An another questions I have are:
>>> * Is it possible to change the time format
>>> to "19:45" instead of "7:45 PM" ?
>>>
>>> * Is it possible to change the week format, and begin the week with
>>> Monday - instead of Jewish style Sunday?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thx,
>>> Andrew Toth
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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