Public bug reported: Linux should be able to support customized date/time formats like Microsoft Windows can. It is a hair-pulling experience to try to get ISO 8601 date/time format implemented throughout a Linux desktop install.
As mentioned in this Mozilla bug report at Comment 20 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426907), developer Zibi Braniecki says, "Yes, we do more on Windows, than we do on Linux. The reason being that Windows provides UI and API for us to read customized date/time patterns for styles short/medium/long. Which means that we can fetch the *pattern* from the OS, and *localize* it using our own CLDR resources. This means, that if on Windows you'll tell us you want a date "{day} {month} {year}", and in Gecko you'll specify you want Polish language we'll present you a date "25 sierpnia 2018", which will fit properly into your UI localization. On the other hand on Linux, we do not have a way to retrieve a pattern, that we could then localize." This is terrible that Linux support for ISO 8601 date/time format is poor. Please fix this! ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1830613 Title: Provide UI and API for customizing date/time formats Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Linux should be able to support customized date/time formats like Microsoft Windows can. It is a hair-pulling experience to try to get ISO 8601 date/time format implemented throughout a Linux desktop install. As mentioned in this Mozilla bug report at Comment 20 (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426907), developer Zibi Braniecki says, "Yes, we do more on Windows, than we do on Linux. The reason being that Windows provides UI and API for us to read customized date/time patterns for styles short/medium/long. Which means that we can fetch the *pattern* from the OS, and *localize* it using our own CLDR resources. This means, that if on Windows you'll tell us you want a date "{day} {month} {year}", and in Gecko you'll specify you want Polish language we'll present you a date "25 sierpnia 2018", which will fit properly into your UI localization. On the other hand on Linux, we do not have a way to retrieve a pattern, that we could then localize." This is terrible that Linux support for ISO 8601 date/time format is poor. Please fix this! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1830613/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
