Re: [Evolution] International time-format (24-hour)

[Kjell-Einar Ofstad <kjell-einar ofstad aqilon com>]

OK, thanks..., the locales fixed it...

Kjell-Einar


tor, 01.04.2004 kl. 15.54 skrev guenther:
> > How can I get evolution to display dates and times in a localized
> > format? 
>
> Generally you can set languages using locales. Evolution will respect it
> (see below).
>
>
> > I don't appreciate the AM/PM suffixes and want to get rid of it. They
> > are meaningless in my language (although I know what they mean).
> >
> > I want to display dates and time in my own format in the Mail-window.
>
> The following description is compiled from previous posts.
>
>
> Evolution respects locales and should adjust its GUI accordingly.
>
> LANGUAGE  This sets the overall language in Evolution and effects the
> whole UI (like buttons, menus, etc.) as well as the "yesterday" in the
> mail list. It even can effect sorting (upper/lowercase).
>
> LC_TIME  This effects the time display (for example "9:00 PM" vs.
> "21:00" and "12/30/2993" vs. "30.12.2003") as well as the abbreviations
> for Days and Months. They are specified in special locale settings on
> your system.
>
>
> You can test this and Evolutions behavior by running Evolution from a
> terminal and forcing the locales:
>
> $ LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 /usr/bin/evolution
>
> Adjust the locales to your needs.
>
>
> If this will solve your issues, adjust the locales for the Desktop, or
> simply start Evolution by a wrapper script.
>
> For convenience, create a script (don't forget the executable flag) and
> place it in your path before the evolution binary is found or call it
> directly.
>
> --- snip ---
> #!/bin/sh
> export LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8
> /usr/bin/evolution &
> --- snip ---
>
>
> As you did not mention the language I have to assume English. British
> English does use 24 hour format. HTH
>
> ...guenther