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name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 18:46
by yusef88
in XYplorer they doesn't show correctly
ال = the
but in windows explorer it shows the first letter of each day name
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 19:50
by admin
Oh, thanks.
Could you please show me this part from Help | Various Information:
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System Locale ID: 1031 (de-DE)
Thread Locale ID: 1031 (de-DE)
Default ANSI Code Page: 1252 (ANSI - Lateinisch I)
Active Code Page: 1252 (ANSI - Lateinisch I)
DBCS Code Page: No
EDIT: It's okay, I got it.
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 20:39
by yusef88
admin wrote:Oh, thanks.
EDIT: It's okay, I got it.
thanks for respond ,anyway her's my various information if you change your mind
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System Locale ID: 3073 (ar-EG)
Thread Locale ID: 3073 (ar-EG)
Default ANSI Code Page: 1256 (ANSI - Arabic)
Active Code Page: 1256 (ANSI - Arabic)
DBCS Code Page: No
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 21:03
by admin
Check the new beta and post a screenshot. I'm curious to see whether my new approach worked...
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 21:39
by yusef88
the good thing: it has full day names
the bad:letters are overlapping
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 21:43
by yusef88
maybe not related to the topic but could Saturday be the first day in week?
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 22:26
by admin
yusef88 wrote:the good thing: it has full day names
the bad:letters are overlapping
Hm, it should have been the abbreviated day names. Are there abbreviated day names in Arabic?
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 22:27
by admin
yusef88 wrote:maybe not related to the topic but could Saturday be the first day in week?
No, I'm afraid not. (OK, not easily.)
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 22:47
by yusef88
admin wrote:
Hm, it should have been the abbreviated day names. Are there abbreviated day names in Arabic?
I guess no but windows clock use the first letter of day name
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 01 Aug 2015 22:56
by Stef123
When asking for the date picker - the one provided in FindFiles - I was inspired by other file managers. They all use the same picker - probably the Windows date picker - so there doesn't seem to be a license problem.
Couldn't XY do the same? Call up the built-in Windows date picker? This would take care of everything - correct locale, desired first day of week as set up in Windows settings, and most likely also the same abbreviation style seen on Yusef's screenshot.
SpeedCommander.jpg
FreeCommander.jpg
XYplorer.jpg
As you can see, they all pop up the same picker - freeware and payware alike - and both use Monday as the first day of the week - whereas XY sticks to Sunday
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 02 Aug 2015 09:55
by admin
Stef123 wrote:When asking for the date picker - the one provided in FindFiles - I was inspired by other file managers. They all use the same picker - probably the Windows date picker - so there doesn't seem to be a license problem.
Couldn't XY do the same? Call up the built-in Windows date picker? This would take care of everything - correct locale, desired first day of week as set up in Windows settings, and most likely also the same abbreviation style seen on Yusef's screenshot.
Thanks for the tip, but I find mine better. Yes, it would solve the abbreviation problem, but it would create new problems that I would have no chance to solve because it's not my code. I hate these Windows dependencies. Yes, I took Choose Font and Choose Color from Windows, but the general line in XY whenever possible: native code.
I will find a solution for Arabic, and I will see whether I can make the start day configurable. Also might add grey days for neighboring months.
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:11
by Stef123
admin wrote: Yes, it would solve the abbreviation problem, but it would create new problems that I would have no chance to solve because it's not my code. I hate these Windows dependencies.
Maybe you could read in the first day of month from Windows settings. I imagine more people may find this useful.
BTW, with the latest version I also suffer from ovelapping day names.
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:14
by admin
Stef123 wrote:BTW, with the latest version I also suffer from ovelapping day names.
Got a screenshot?
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 02 Aug 2015 11:46
by Stef123
Well, not exactly overlapping, but crammed together into a very tight space:
days_crunched.jpg
Re: name of days in date picker
Posted: 02 Aug 2015 15:42
by admin
Thanks, I'll make it wider.