[RFC][PATCH] Multiple locales: Use the correct date and time formats (bug 10496, 23724).

[Rafal Luzynski]

Hello Tamuki Shoichi and thank you for your feedback.

3.11.2018 05:06 TAMUKI Shoichi <tamuki@linet.gr.jp> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Rafal,
> 
> From: Rafal Luzynski <digitalfreak@lingonborough.com>
> Subject: [RFC][PATCH] Multiple locales: Use the correct date and time
> formats (bug 10496, 23724).
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 12:11:09 +0100 (CET)
> 
> > [...]
> > @@ -303,16 +303,19 @@ mon         "janar";/
> >  am_pm       "PD";"MD"
> >  %
> >  % Appropriate date and time representation
> > -d_t_fmt     "%Y-%b-%d %I.%M.%S.%p %Z"
> > +d_t_fmt     "%a %-d %b %Y %l:%M:%S.%p"
> 
> I am afraid that change will unable to keep it a constant width.

Is it required to keep the constant width?  In my native locale we use
"%-d" and I think it works fine.

> How about using "%a %_d %b %Y %l:%M:%S.%p" instead.

"_" means "use a space as padding".  If I had to use space padding
I would use "%e" instead which does the same and is less tricky.

> [...]
> >  %
> >  % Appropriate date representation
> > -d_fmt       "%Y-%b-%d"
> > +d_fmt       "%-d.%-m.%y"
> 
> Likewise, how about using "%_d.%_m.%y" instead.

No, additional space before a month number looks definitely bad.
We use dots or other punctuation characters and zero padding to avoid
spaces in a string which normally should have no spaces.

Thank you again and best regards,

Rafal