Andre: I think you missed the point. There used to be the ability to input a date in the Gregorian calendar and then convert that date into another format, like the Jewish or Arabic calendar. This ability seems to have disappeared.
James McKenzie -----Original Message----- >From: André Schnabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 13, 2007 6:39 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [qa-dev] Gregorian Calendar > >Hi, > >James Mckenzie schrieb: >>> >>> This does not depend on the builds but on your locale settings ... or >>> better the locale for your number format. You can set non-gregorian date >>> format even in English / German / whatever builds. Help about Number >>> formats will give the details. >>> >>> >> Thank you. I typed in Calendar and Gregorian and received no 'hits'. >> >User "number formats;codes" as index in Calc help. Scroll down to >"Entering Dates" ... > > >> >>> The test is needed. The problem is, that someone who does not know about >>> non-gregorian calendars cannot tell, if the test has been passed or if >>> it failed. >>> So this would be set to "skipped" in most cases. >>> >>> >> I know about them. However, I could not find the setting to change. >> > >Quoting the Help: >> >> All date formats are dependent on the locale that is set in *Tools - >> Options - Language settings - Languages*. For example, if your locale >> is set to 'Japanese', then the Gengou calendar is used. The default >> date format in OOo-dev uses the Gregorian Calendar. >> >The setting is available and fom what I see, I get different date >formats for a Japanese locale setting than for a German locale setting. >Unfortunately I would need to understand Japanese, to see if the formats >are correct. > >André > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
