[Tickets #13639] Re: Correct date format is missing

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Ticket URL: https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/13639
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  Ticket             | 13639
  Updated By         | simonhannus at gmail.com
  Summary            | Correct date format is missing
  Queue              | Kronolith
  Version            | FRAMEWORK_5_1
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Not A Bug
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
+New Attachment     | Horde date menu- wrong format 1.jpg
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simonhannus at gmail.com (2014-10-23 19:56) wrote:

>>> Besides some hardcoded examples, the list also contains the formats
>>> that are defined as the correct date format for the current locale as
>>> provided by your system. If those aren't correct, you need to fix
>>> your operating system's locale definitions.
>>
>> Contacting every Web hosting service in the world that use Horde
>> doesn't seem like a effective way to make the change. Maybe it would
>> be better to hardcode more scroll menu alternatives? Not that
>> difficult either.
>
> There are already WAY too many as it is.  It makes zero sense to  
> show additional formatting definitions to users in certain locales  
> that will never be used.
>
> If you are changing locale data, and you are not seeing a  
> corresponding change in PHP, then either your system or PHP is broken.
>
> We are using the C-standard strftime definitions, so you need to  
> look into your system regarding its behavior.
> If the

Still a bug.

Look, attaching two screenshots from the Horde used by a web hosting  
service for configuring the date. The second figure shows there are  
only 3 short date formats to choose from.

"..already WAY too many?" Don't think so. Most people can even count to 4...



simonhannus at gmail.com (2014-10-23 19:56) uploaded: Horde date menu-  
wrong format 1.jpg

https://bugs.horde.org/h/services/download/?app=whups&actionID=download_file&file=Horde%20date%20menu-%20wrong%20format%201.jpg&ticket=13639&fn=%2FHorde%20date%20menu-%20wrong%20format%201.jpg