On 1/26/07, Jakub.Pavelek at nokia.com <Jakub.Pavelek at nokia.com> wrote: > > >> I do a lot of international travel and thus like to use the 24-hour > >> clock, e.g. 1300 for 1:00PM, 1400 for 2:00PM, etc. This is > >> the first OS I've encountered that doesn't allow for 12- or 24-hour > >> clocks. I'd like to see that changed. > > This is based on your country's way of handling it. US/UK will get you > the AM/PM way, other countries usually use the 24 hour system. I still can't believe this bug is still here in OS 2007. It was reported shortly after OS 2005 was released: whoever's drawing up your specs has made an *enormous* assumption here, which happens to be incorrect. Apart from the fact it should be user choice, the UK does *not* run on 12 hour clocks. Looking around me I see 24-hour clocks on: * my computer * my media player * my mobile phone * my camera * my STB * my VCR * TV listings I also see them every day at the train station. I probably see more 24-hour clocks than I do 12, and I'm in the UK. THIS SHOWS A SERIOUS LACK OF I18N/L10N AWARENESS: you can't assume country => 12/24 hour format. You just can't. Trust me, and other UK users, this "feature" is Just Plain Wrong. Cheers, Andrew -- Andrew Flegg -- mailto:andrew at bleb.org | http://www.bleb.org/
