cryofrzd Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Hi! I can't find a way to change the time format for the forums, can it be made? I'd personally prefer yy/mm/dd or any logical format. I guess you have to be American to think mm/dd/yy is logical, but that's a question about taste which I won't go into. I hope there is a way to change this, I don't request anyone to put down hours if it isn't simple to implement. Or perhaps I just haven't found the settings for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Poltroon Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Ah, yes. I'd also prefer to add some logical sense into my dates if at all possible. I have yet to find any way to change them. Not that I have thoroughly looked, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryofrzd Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've checked the settings, couldn't find them there, I thought it was grouped under a location/language setting before I realised it's in English only. Since they have time-zone support for timestamps there should be a way to configure the format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Yeah its only in the upcoming calendar events, on boards its actually in the correct format (so for example 16 Jul 2014). So it should be an option in the calendar. And I agree, when you're doing number only date, either go from the largest unit to the smallest (yy/mm/dd) or smallest to largest (dd/mm/yy). Mixing the stuff is like having time format 53:03:27 for 53minutes 3 hours and 27 seconds xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryofrzd Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Well, the "weird format" comes from the standard way to write things in American English: July 16, 2012 => mm/dd/yy But that's dependent on language, and for example they use this in British English: 16 July, 2012 => dd/mm/yy However ISO 8601 states we should use yy/mm/dd. And I hope they don't use dd/yy/mm, mm/yy/dd or yy/dd/mm anywhere in the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayleen Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Americans and their weird habit of using stupid scales and formats. As a web dev working with a lot of APIs and data I know the pain all too well... cryofrzd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryofrzd Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Americans and their weird habit of using stupid scales and formats. As a web dev working with a lot of APIs and data I know the pain all too well... My favourite to implement is the 12 hour clock. It has two overflows, one for AM to PM one for 12 to 1. 11:59 am => 12:00 pm ... 12:59 pm => 1:00 pm ... 11:59 pm => 12:00 am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddle Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Are you saying THIS isn't logical? You crazy not-Americans! -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayleen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Anyways, I might be able to change something about this soonTM enough again, though I can't promise anything when that'll be exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vemocleus Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 While I definitely agree that metric should be worldwide, for dates I expect to read it just as I would say it. "July twenty-second, 2014." It just comes natural as opposed to "Twenty-second of July, 2014." It's not about logical sense, or trying to put them in a pyramid for some reason. Nevertheless, customizable formats would make everyone happy. Yay happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewycool Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 dd/mm/yy master race Also I prefer the 24 hour clock than the 12 hour clock. But if you're going it implement it, I prefer the customisable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 While I definitely agree that metric should be worldwide, for dates I expect to read it just as I would say it. "July twenty-second, 2014." It just comes natural as opposed to "Twenty-second of July, 2014." It's not about logical sense, or trying to put them in a pyramid for some reason. Nevertheless, customizable formats would make everyone happy. Yay happy! He has a point. I never understood why everyone else around the world puts the year 1st. When someone asks the question of what day it is, the year is by far the last thing to come to mind, after the day of the week, date, and month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayleen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Because it's the ideal format for storing dates which is also easily sortable and comparable programmatically, including time: 2014-01-20 (00:00:00) > 2013-12-30 (00:00:00) The only other format that does this are timestamps, which are measured in seconds from Jan 1st 1970: 1390176000 > 1388361600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Because it's the ideal format for storing dates which is also easily sortable and comparable programmatically, including time: 2014-01-20 (00:00:00) > 2013-12-30 (00:00:00) The only other format that does this are timestamps, which are measured in seconds from Jan 1st 1970: 1390176000 > 1388361600 So, it boils down to technology. Programming and computers didn't exist forever ya know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayleen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Robin Williams would like a word with you: And I just answered your question why anyone would do it, no need to get defensive and condescending over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Robin Williams would like a word with you: And I just answered your question why anyone would do it, no need to get defensive and condescending over it. Not defensive, didn't mean it to come across that way. You'd know if I was ever upset about anything. Also, I lol'd. That's Jumanji right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 While I definitely agree that metric should be worldwide, for dates I expect to read it just as I would say it. "July twenty-second, 2014." It just comes natural as opposed to "Twenty-second of July, 2014." It's not about logical sense, or trying to put them in a pyramid for some reason. Nevertheless, customizable formats would make everyone happy. Yay happy! Just because you write "$10" doesn't mean you have to pronounce it as "dollars: ten". This is English we're talking about, where pronunciation is just about arbitrary. Write "22-07-14" but say "July twenty-second, 2014". So, it boils down to technology. Programming and computers didn't exist forever ya know... Neither did calendars, but I don't see you complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalRen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Neither did calendars, but I don't see you complaining. They have existed forever and ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Derailing when you hols us :3 But it's true that a more standardized / internationnal counting system - would it be for dates or hours - could be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayleen Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Not defensive, didn't mean it to come across that way. You'd know if I was ever upset about anything. Also, I lol'd. That's Jumanji right? My bad then. And yeah, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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