How do I set Thunderbird message dates to ISO format (ymd) ?
My Thunderbird v54.0 displays message dates in the Trumpian format instead of the standard ISO format used in Canada (yyyy-mm-dd). It appears that Thunderbird doesn't pick up the Windows settings, and imposes it's own odd display format. Is there any way I can persuade TBird to use the correct Windows date format (without any complicated programming)?
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The theory, as you recognize, is that Thunderbird takes its date/time settings from the OS.
In Linux this is a bit more tricky to set up and stopped working for me. I gave in fighting it, and installed the Super Date Format add-on.
My only dissatisfaction with this add-on is that it doesn't appear to be able to display today's messages with just the time (as is Thunderbird's default), making them easier to spot in a listing.
Changing some settings via a GUI window can not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called "programmng", complicated or otherwise.
Modificato da Zenos il
I downloaded the Super Date Format add-on, but not sure how to install it. The instructions say:
"How to Install in Thunderbird
1. Download and save the file to your hard disk. 2. In Mozilla Thunderbird, open Add-ons from the Tools menu. 3. From the options button next to the add-on search field, select "Install Add-on From File..." and locate the downloaded add-on."
The problem for me is I don't see any "add-on search field", nor the adjacent "options button". So I've got the add-on, but can't figure out how to complete the install.
Modificato da James Burke il
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That button is now on the "Extensions" page, not the more logical "Gett add-ons" page.
But you should be able to use the search function to obtain the extension.
Modificato da Zenos il
I've downloaded the Add-on, and I see it in the Downloads folder, but it doesn't appear in the Add-ons manager listing, so it can't install.
In Thunderbird go to menu Tools > Add-ons Manager, select the Extensions pane and type Super Date Format in the Search add-ons textbox in the top right and press Enter. Now you see the add-on and you can click Install to install it directly in Thunderbird. That's the easiest way to install an add-on.
Onno Ekker said
type Super Date Format in the Search add-ons textbox in the top right and press Enter
I did that, but I don't see a "Super Date Format" add-on. I only see a complicated text on IMAP formatting.