Robin Laing wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > >> On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 22:31 +0200, kb wrote: >> >>> hi. >>> i am using the base version of openoffice 2.0 mostly on linux but >>> sometimes on >>> windows. the only thing i lack is the possibility to make openoffice >>> display >>> date and times localized. >>> >>> for example, in the Open file dialog the file dates are given on >>> US-format, that >>> is 10/26/2005 for today. >>> however i would like OO to display the date on the format 2005-10-26. >>> >>> on linux, i tried setting LC_TIME=sv_SE (export LC_TIME=sv_SE) but >>> that didn't >>> seem to help. can i acheive the time localization without installing >>> swedish >>> localization? >>> >>> if yes, how. >>> if no, suppose i install swedish localization, can i still use english >>> interface, how do i set it up? >>> >> >> >> I recall this same problem with 1.1.x and don not think that it was >> resolved as a configurable item. So what can you do? I would recommend >> that you get the Swedish language pack, if available and install that. >> THis will give you both in one installation. Next install the >> appropriate dictionaries and fonts so you can mix languages. > > > This is more of a Linux issue than OOo but it would be nice to change > the localization as required. OOo has followed the MS office idea of > using the machine format for dates which may or may not be the preferred > format. > > FWIW, I have been trying to get my Linux box to display ISO date format > by default for years. No success yet. >
for the record, and off topic. if you want ISO date format in mozilla, you can do: export LC_TIME=sv_SE before you run mozilla. thi will give you dates on the format YYYY-MM-DD, time on the format 23:59:00. gimp 2.2 also understands export LC_TIME=sv_SE but does not only change date and time format, it also writes weekdays in swedish (potentially bad). maybe there is a LC_TIME=iso? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
