On 27-06-07 02:26, David Boles wrote: -- Sjoerd Mullender > on 6/26/2007 3:23 PM, Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote: >> David Boles wrote: >>> on 6/26/2007 10:18 AM, Bob Goodwin - W2BOD wrote: >>> >>>> Does anyone know how to get Thunderbird to use 24 hour time when listing >>>> email "Date?" >>>> >>>> I use a large font and need the space that the stupid AM/PM takes for >>>> useful [to me] information! >>>> >>>> I know this is may not be a Fedora question but ... >>>> >>>> Bob Goodwin >>>> >>>> >>> Look at the TB extension named ConfigDate. >>> >>> Also: The 'button' on the far right of line allows you to set what is in >>> the line. >>> >>> Do you know that the size of the chosen display areas is drag left/right >>> adjustable? >>> >>> >> ConfigDate is nice in that it shows the time of origination with 24 hour >> time and an offset such as -0400 in the header but it still doesn't fix >> the dumb AM/PM in the message listing which remains in 12 hour time. >> >> There must be a way to change that since most places in the world do not >> use that form of time notation? >> >> Anyway I like the extension ... >> >> Bob Goodwin >> > > Sorry that this does not do what you need. I did not see anything about > what you are describing. There is a Thunderbird list, like this one, and a > TBird forum. You might ask there. If it can not be done you could put a > RFE in the Mozilla Bugzilla asking for this. > > I got in late, but how about running thunderbird in a different locale: LC_TIME=nl_NL.utf8; export LC_TIME; thunderbird Put this in a script (not called thunderbird, or else use /usr/bin/thunderbird in your script), and off you go. You can use different locales than nl_NL (the first time I saw this trick it used Denmark). -- Sjoerd Mullender
