mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles

24 hour clock in login/lock screen

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Description

This should probably be near the top since it requires the user to change the locale.

```
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences AppleLocale "sv_SE"
sudo defaults write /var/root/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences AppleLocale "sv_SE"
```

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Research direction

Start by inspecting ~/.macos and the two AppleLocale commands shown in the issue. Determine where these macOS defaults belong, then verify that applying them produces a 24-hour clock on the login and lock screens.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, shell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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