[chandler-users] Formats?

[Andrew Toth]

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:05:06 -0500 -n
Andre Mueninghoff <andre_mueninghoff at fastmail.fm> írta:

> 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. :)



I join to that last statement, but I do not have any hats, but a cap. 




> 
> -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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Tisztelettel: / Grüße / Yours sincerely,
> >>>   Andrew Toth
> >>>        tothaa at freestart.hu
> >>>        MSN: tothaa at msn.com
> >>>        ICQ: 311-837-922
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> >>>
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Tisztelettel: / Grüße / Yours sincerely,
   Andrew Toth
        tothaa at freestart.hu
        MSN: tothaa at msn.com
        ICQ: 311-837-922
        homepage: http://tothaa.mydns.hu mirror: http://toan.fw.hu