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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Strange time and date strings in clock applet
From:       Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date:       2009-08-17 19:12:28
Message-ID: 200908172112.28911.aacid () kde ! org
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A Dilluns, 17 d'agost de 2009, Aaron J. Seigo va escriure:
> On Sunday 09 August 2009, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> > A Dissabte, 8 d'agost de 2009, Karl Ove Hufthammer va escriure:
> > > Right-clicking on the clock applet pops up a menu with the submenu
> > > ‘Copy to Clipboard'. The first two sections here are OK: They are
> > > (localised) dates and times. But what is the last section meant to
> > > represent? It looks like a very strange mess of localised strings and
> > > English formatting. Example (using the Norwegian Nynorsk translation
> > > and Norway as the country):
> > >
> > > la aug 8 2009
> > > la aug 8 01:59:35 2009
> > >
> > > These are not usable in either Norwegian or English, so what are they
> > > doing here?
> >
> > Because Aaron and Michal Dutkiewicz (not cc'ed could not find his
> > address) probably though it was a good idea, but probably is not, from
> >
> >     d->clipboardMenu->addAction(dateTime.date().toString());
> >     d->clipboardMenu->addAction(dateTime.toString());
> >     d->clipboardMenu->addAction(dateTime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd
> > hh:mm:ss")); d->clipboardMenu->addAction(dateTime.time().toString());
> >
> > i can understand the usefulness of
> >     d->clipboardMenu->addAction(dateTime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd
> > hh:mm:ss"));
>
> yes, this is an ISO format ...
>
> > but others just use Qt::TextDate that use localized names but not
> > localized formats so really don't make much sense.
> >
> > Aaron why did you add them?
>
> quite simple: because they are useful as common date/time text strings.
> they could be replaced with calls to KLocale::formatDate for each of
> ShortDate, LongDate, FancyShortDate, FancyLongDate, i suppose.

I think non well formed strings are not useful, but if you do, it's your 
application :-)

Albert

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