https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497514
Bug ID: 497514
Summary: Digital clock: AM/PM is not localized and interrelated
issues
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 6.2.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Digital Clock
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: parav...@debian.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
SUMMARY
AM/PM is not localized to my locale setting (LC_TIME=el_GR.UTF-8). See below in
steps to reproduce for examples.
Moreover, while attempting to workaround this I came across the following
issues:
1. Digital Clock allows one to configure the date format, but not the time
format (the field is called "Date format", but the link below it has a label of
"Time Format documentation", which is a bit jarring by itself). Putting "h:mm
ap" or "hh:mm AP" in there manually results in the correct, localized AM/PM
setting which could serve as a workaround. However, it's not possible to hide
the default time format from the widget.
2. Setting the clock to a 24-hour format, as another attempt to attempt to
mask the AM/PM issue, is setting the clock to e.g. "9:45" instead of "09:45",
which is quite confusing, at least in my locale. Again, one can configure "date
format" to "HH:mm", but cannot hide the default clock formatting.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set locale to el_GR.UTF-8. In my case: LANG=el_GR.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8.
2. Set date format to "Long date".
2. Set digital clock to 12-Hour mode.
3. Observe the clock.
4. Set date format to "Custom". Set date format to "dddd MMMM d hh:mm ap", to
demo that the time is localized when formatted manually, but not when formatted
automatically.
5. Observe the clock.
OBSERVED RESULT
After step 3: Κυριακή 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024 7:07 PM
After step 5: Κυριακή 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024 7:07 μ.μ. 7:07 PM
EXPECTED RESULT
After step 3: Κυριακή 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024 7:07 μ.μ.
After step 5: Κυριακή 15 Δεκεμβρίου 2024 7:07 μ.μ. 7:07 μ.μ.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.3-amd64 (64-bit)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note that I have a slightly unusual setup with LANG=el_GR.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US:en LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8 on a Debian unstable system. However,
I've verified that this happens on a live VM with KDE Neon, when changing
language from system settings to Greek, and logging out/in again.
Also note that in my locale, the normal case for AM/PM is lowercase, i.e.
"π.μ./μ.μ". Qt calls this "ap", I believe, in constrast to "AP". The Plasma
widget code seems to hardcode "AP" as far as I can tell, so I'm noting this in
case it matters when fixing the broader localization issue.
On a yet another unrelated issue, on my Debian unstable desktop, with Plasma
6.2.4, systemsettings under Region & Language -> Time, the time is formatted as
"Π.Μ./Μ.Μ (uppercase), but in KDE Neon as "π.μ./μ.μ." (lowercase). This is
probably not a plasmashell issue, but I have no idea where it lies or how to
report it...
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