nextcloud / nextcloud/calendar
[Bug]: date format issue
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Description
Version
Nextcloud Hub 9 (30.0.8)
Steps to reproduce
- Open user profile
- Select a locale, e.g. German (Switzerland)
- Check date format
Additional check
- Open calendar app
- Create new appointment
- Check date format
Expected behavior
Date format is dd / mm / yyyy
Current behavior
Date format is mm / dd / yyyy
Additional info
I checked the following, but it didn't work:
https://help.nextcloud.com/t/kalender-und-tasks-anzeige-nur-im-us-zeitformat-moglich/178063
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the user profile and calendar app with the German (Switzerland) locale, then trace where each screen formats dates. Check whether both locations use the locale consistently. Done means dates display as dd/mm/yyyy rather than mm/dd/yyyy in both places.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100