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[Solved] Change date format without changing language on Linux? (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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Is it possible? I'd like my dates, time etc. to be displayed in the way I'm used to while keeping the browser in English. I've tried setting the LC_DATE environment variable as well, but it doesn't respect that.

Edit: Solved!

  1. go to about:config
  2. set intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales to true
  3. restart firefox.
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[–] d_k_bo@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://superuser.com/a/1804828

Tl;dr:

  1. go to about:config
  2. set intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales to true
  3. restart firefox.
[–] anamethatisnt@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

And here's an explanation of the value as well as an explanation of why it is set to false by default:
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/intl/locale.html#regional-preferences

Tl;dr:
Example: It might lead to a UI case like “Today is 24 października” in an English Firefox with Polish date formats.

[–] anamethatisnt@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In GNOME it's as simple as shown in the image: Settings -> Region and Language:

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

I did the equivalent in Cinnamon, but Firefox doesn't respect that:

Screenshot of language settings

[–] bceuhwps@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LC_TIME

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox doesn't seem to respect that, it's set correctly to cs_CZ.UTF-8.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Firefox about:preferences, there should be the option to use the language preferences specified by the OS.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you, by any chance, know which one?

[–] marv99@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my FF's about:config there is a setting called intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales, defaulted to false. Maybe this can be used?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, that was it, thanks!

[–] Ashiette@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

In the firefox settings, you can change default language