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System date on home screen cut short... - j0cke - 2011-05-19

I'm sorry if this question doesn't belong in here since it's about nightly builds (pre Eden)

In version 10.1 "Dharma" the date on the home screen is the way I like it...
Code:
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
But in the latest nightly builds, it's cut short, like this...
Code:
Wed, Jun 1, 2011

Is that a bug or by design or maybe only on my system..?

Thanks!

- j0cke - 2011-06-01

I'm bumping this because I completely rewrote the post... :o

- Japaja - 2011-06-01

As far as I know those come from langinfo.xml in "X:\Program Files\XBMC\language\YOURLANUAGE" folder. U can see and modify the current values there. If u didn't change region options in xbmc it is also possible that the skin is using the short date now instead of long version. Since I don't use nightly builds this is all a guess game.

Example langinfo.xml:

<regions>
<dateshort>MM/DD/YYYY</dateshort>
<datelong>DDDD, MMMM D, YYYY</datelong>
</region>

- Hitcher - 2011-06-01

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=95385

- Japaja - 2011-06-01

So it has been changed in nightly builds and can't be controlled by skin yet, but langinfo.xml should still work.. just put the format of long date under dateshort...?

- j0cke - 2011-06-02

I'm confused.... why not allow long date?

It's getting the settings from <datelong>DDDD, MMMM D, YYYY</datelong> in langinfo.xml

But why does it only get DDD and MMM? and not DDDD and MMMM.:confused2: