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| From | Jeroen <jeroen@nospam.please> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Date and time format |
| Date | 2011-06-23 20:59 +0200 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <iu02ht$3is$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <ituph5$qqu$1@speranza.aioe.org> <4e032bb5$0$30724$e4fe514c@dreader16.news.xs4all.nl> |
On 06/23/2011 02:04 PM, Rob van der Putten wrote: > Hi there > > > Jeroen Belleman wrote: > >> This morning I tried to to find out how to set the time format >> for the Thunderbird mail client to 24-hour format. Before I >> knew it, I was digging into 'locale', environment variables >> with unlikely names and cryptic values, startup scripts, etc, >> etc. >> >> This is an incredibly convoluted mess! Who thought this up? >> What drugs were they on? >> >> What's wrong with 'System preferences -> date format'? >> I'm by no means a Mac fan, but at least they got that right. >> >> Help! Linux is being fucked up by feature junkies! > > This is actually a libc thing. > man locale. > Switching from a US to a GB locale will probably get you what you want. Yeah, maybe. That's the whole problem. The actual format is hidden behind some obscure (I'm sure some would call it 'abstract') mnemonic, and it requires a good deal of effort and knowledge to figure out what it does. And it's likely to have a number of undesirable side effects, too. This is *not* the right right way to do it! I've been a Linux user since 1999, but for me, it's a tool, not a purpose all by itself. To efficiently use a tool, it mustn't change its behaviour too often. Linux was still compact and efficient in 1999, but these days it's become a baroque and bloated contraption just like some well known software products from the Redmond area. Sigh! Thanks for your comment, nonetheless. Jeroen Belleman
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Re: Date and time format Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2011-06-24 11:04 -0400
Re: Date and time format Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.nl> - 2011-06-23 14:04 +0200
Re: Date and time format Jeroen <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2011-06-23 20:59 +0200
Re: Date and time format Aleksandar_B <aleks@ndar.b> - 2011-06-25 01:54 +0200
Re: Date and time format Feranija <feranija@net...> - 2011-06-24 18:22 -0700
Re: Date and time format Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2011-06-28 16:38 +0200
Re: Date and time format Tim Watts <tw@dionic.net> - 2011-06-28 17:11 +0100
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