Tdesktop: Client should use the date format defined by the system

[ronakg]

Right now the date is shown in DD.MM.YY format on the list of conversations. This is not how it's shown everywhere else on my system.

It should ideally take the format from the system.

[auchri]

@telegramdesktop http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qt.html#DateFormat-enum

[PerryVerheij]

@telegramdesktop, this is still not solved and I would like it very much if it would be.

[alindt]

Indeed, both date _and_ time should use the system defined formats

[XP1]

See also:

[feature request][improvement] customizable short date format in session list #1920

[BryanEllis]

The DD.MM.YY format is very annoying. I use YYYYMMDD everywhere else in my system. Being backwards in Telegram is disorienting.

[lindhe]

I was just about to say. It really should look at the systems locale setting to choose date/time format accordingly. And if it doesn't, it should definitely use ISO 8601, not some random string of integers that I need to guess what it means.

[guzszisvww]

Serious bug not fixed in 4 years !!! Developers, stop working on design themes and other nonsense, fix major bugs.

[JulyIghor]

This is not the Date only problem. Need Time format setting also (12/24 mode)

[Aokromes]

imho a setting to allow people to use system date and custom is the way to go.
https://i.imgur.com/bVnrL5n.png

[anibyl]

It would awesome to have date/time format settings.

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[anibyl]

The issue is still there.

[NilsIrl]

To change the date and time format, change the LC_TIME environment variable.

[SaltfishAmi]

To change the date and time format, change the LC_TIME environment variable.

DD.MM.YY is hard coded.
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=%22d.MM.yy%22

[NilsIrl]

Edit: Nevermind: I thought this was about time, not date. However, for time setting LC_TIME, does work.