Tdesktop: Option to show Chat time in 12 Hours (eg: 5:32 PM)

[luisalvarado]

This is a simple feature request to have an option (maybe by default) so that chats do not show in a 24 hour format (Military), but instead show in 12 Hour (AM/PM).

[telegramdesktop]

I think it should be somehow system-setting dependent, not in Settings.

[auchri]

You can get the system time format from QTouch: http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qtime.html#toString-2

[luisalvarado]

Thanks for the comments, the end result should be the time in the 12 or 24 format. In my particular case for example, I use it in Ubuntu and always see it as 24 hours, while Ubuntu is set to 12 hour format.

[telegramdesktop]

Time should be displayed like in system in 0.7.14.dev version, available here: https://desktop.telegram.org/#dev-version

[Physicist137]

Its soo annoying to look at the time, and it is on 12hr format!! I tried everything, nothing did work.
Its OK to have both options, but then, should be on settings, so that one can change. Its even OK to set default as system-like. But again, I think should have an option to change it on settings.
So.. that's is what I suggest. =).

I use Fedora 23. System-setting is 24hr. System displays in 24hr. My system-time-locale is 24hrs.
But telegram displays in 12hr!

[leovp]

Is there any progress? I have the same issue: my locale is en_DK, and everywhere on my system I only see time in a 24-hour format. Even date +%X shows "00:02:17". But Telegram insists on using AM/PM.

[varepsilon]

I have the same issue. Is there enough support to re-open the bug?

[buckle2000]

Same issue here.

[AmirHosseinKarimi]

I have same issue too.

[recolic]

I have locale zh_CN.UTF-8 and using Arch Linux. date +%X shows 17时49分38秒(Translate: 17:49:38). However telegram gives 下午5:47(Translate: 5:47 PM).

[Rua]

I have this issue as well. I have the system language set to en_IE, and I get 24 hour time. But in Telegram, I get 12 hour time, which is really annoying. Modifying the menu item for Telegram to override the time language works, but every time Telegram receives an update, it resets the menu item and I get 12 hour time again.

[d0tfile]

@recolic, @Rua if you both are using Linux, check output of locale. Is LC_TIME set to zh_CN.UTF-8/en_IE.UTF-8?

[recolic]

@d0tfile Yeah. Here's the output

recolic@RECOLICPC ~/Downloads> locale
LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="zh_CN.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=zh_CN.UTF-8

[Rua]

Same for me

LANG=en_IE.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_IE
LC_CTYPE="en_IE.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_TIME=en_IE.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="en_IE.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES="en_IE.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_NAME=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=nl_NL.UTF-8
LC_ALL=

[d0tfile]

@recolic, when I launch telegram via LC_TIME=zh_CN.UTF-8 telegram-desktop I'm getting 12-hour clock. Seems like locale/qt issue, not just telegram. You can change it to en_GB, for example.

@Rua, that's strange. If I launch LC_TIME=en_IE.UTF-8 telegram-desktop telegram shows time in 24-hour clock. Do you have any errors if you start it like me?

Btw, i have Arch Linux 4.14.67-1-lts and Telegram Desktop 1.3.12 (modified PKGBUILD)

[Rua]

telegram-desktop didn't exist, but it did say that there was a package I could install with that name. I was using the version that is downloaded from the website and run directly without installation. I deleted that and installed the package, and now the time seems to display correctly.

[Physicist137]

@d0tfile I (still) have the same problem, though, by now, my OS and locale has changed, thus I don't know if standard is 24hr format (i3 displays time in the format I want regardless of system configurations). I am also using Arch Linux.

I've tried the locales LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8 and LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8, but neither of them worked. And like @Rua, I've also downloaded from the website and I run directly without installation.

If you want my output too:

$ locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

Btw, I use: Arch Linux 4.18.5-arch1-1-ARCH and Telegram Desktop 1.3.14 (binary was downloaded from website).

[FichteFoll]

When I launch with LC_TIME=en_IE.UTF-8 telegram-desktop I get time stamps in the form "8:53 P.M." (note the dots). With my normal default LC_TIME of en_DK.UTF-8 it shows as "8:53 PM" instead.

It almost seems like it is locale-aware, but the strftime call (or equivalent) is specified as a locale-aware 12h format.

Running Telegram Desktop 1.3.14 on Arch Linux with kernel 4.18.6.

[baldrs]

Agreed, how do I get 24h timestamps on messages? Recommended LC_TIME to get it seems to be ignored

[germanfr]

It should respect system wide settings. I can't configure it to use 24h format.

[stek29]

618 related

[JulyIghor]

why it is still not fixed?

[talshorer]

Relying on locale for the default makes sense, but depriving users of the option to switch to 24H is just dumb.

[JulyIghor]

Relying on locale for the default makes sense, but depriving users of the option to switch to 24H is just dumb.

I would be happy if it work like it should. I'm on locale that uses 24H, but Telegram Desktop ignoring it and use 12H instead.
It broken since some of Mac OS updates and haven't fixed in Telegram.

[recolic]

@JulyIghor I think there should be an option to allow user overwriting datetime format. It can be an environment variable is an inexperienced user should not modify it.

[JulyIghor]

It looks like it is not Telegram's team fault, they just use QLocale::system() function from Qt SDK 5.6
But Qt SDK 5.6 is old and QLocale::system() won't work correctly on latest OS.
Any way, if they keep app updated, they responsible to keep it compatible with all supported OSs.

[andpol5]

Still no ability to show 24hr time in the latest Linux client.

[Rua]

Still having the same issue as well. Is there any news on this?

[Aokromes]

https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/1920

[sergiev]

I face the same problem on latest 1.8 and 1.9beta versions.

[xahon]

On ubuntu I use 24-hour format, but telegram still uses 12

[alabotski]

Mint 19. The same error =(

[ky0n]

have this issue too on arch linux