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Configurable date format for thunderbird

ig_jh
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‎01-05-2024 12:14 AM
Status: New idea

It would be nice if you could set a different date format that is not tied to the application/system locale. This could apply for the mailbox views or for replies/forward texts

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Jon
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‎01-05-2024 10:01 AM
‎01-05-2024 10:01 AM

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CompileNix
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‎02-13-2025 08:31 AM
‎02-13-2025 08:31 AM

Is this what you might be looking for?

https://kb.mozillazine.org/Date_display_format#Configuring_the_date/time_system_settings_on_your_com...

I.e.:

intl.date_time.pattern_override.date_short = YYYY-MM-dd
intl.date_time.pattern_override.time_short = HH:mm
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