Can the date format be changed?

ToPiOrNotToPi

Does anyone know if the date format can be changed In the DVR page?
I seem stuck on the US format mm/dd/yyy and I want GB format dd/mm/yyy

I read that TVheadend uses the JavaScript function toLocaleString() in the Date object which uses the system locale setting but I can see that is not correct.

I am using the latest TVheadend which is 4.3-2155 on Raspberry Pi OS 12 Bookworm installed via apt.

Jonas Lang

What browser are you using.

ToPiOrNotToPi

Jonas Lang
I'm using Chromium
"Version 122.0.6261.89 (Official Build) Built on Debian , running on Debian 12 (64-bit)"

PS The 2 screenshots above are both on the same browser window.

DeltaMikeCharlie

Depending on your TVH version, you could try the custom date format.

ToPiOrNotToPi

DeltaMikeCharlie
Yes, that worked. Thanks.

kbhasi

I'm in a similar situation here.

I have one Tvheadend server I set up in mid 2021, that uses a "legacy configuration dir" according to APT logs whenever Tvheadend gets updated, and that displays the date correctly in British format (day before month).

However, I set up a second Tvheadend server at a different location in mid 2024 (specifically July 2024), and that uses the new style configuration format, but while the time is correctly formatted in 24 hour time like the other one is, the dates display incorrectly (for me) in American format (month before day) despite me setting the UI font to "English (GB)".

I also noticed some text strings being different despite both servers having the same Web interface UI language option selected, like in programme info where there's a button labelled "Autorec" on the 2021 server but "Record series" on the 2024 server.

For both, I suspect they're bugs that only surface on Tvheadend installations installed after the new configuration folder location was introduced.

Both servers run Tvheadend on Debian 12 (though on x86 instead of ARM) and are running the latest build as of posting this, 4.3.2366.

I had to do a Web search to find the format codes Tvheadend expects for custom date and time formats, which not only led me here, but also to this page that does list the format codea.

I figured out the date format to use, which fixes the date format in lists on the guide and DVR tabs, but messes it up in the programme info dialogue, however it's the best I can currently get it until this bug gets fixed.

%dd/%MM/%yyyy, %hh:%mm:%ss

If I have access to a desktop Web browser within a few days of posting this, I'll update this reply with screenshots showing the Tvheadend admin panels on both servers to show the differences in date formats and similarities in UI language settings.

kbhasi

kbhasi
Post edits are locked out some time after posting (likely to block misinformation), so I'll post a new reply with the screenshots. Both servers are still running the same software setup I mentioned in the previous post.

Here's a screenshot from the first server, which was set up in mid-2021 and that, as indicated when updating Tvheadend using APT, uses a ‘legacy configuration dir’. This server displays dates in British formats, which is what I expect with the Web browser settings and/or the Tvheadend Web interface display language being set to ‘English (GB)’.

Here's a screenshot from the second server, which was set up in July 2024, and incorectly displays dates in American format despire the selected Web interface display language.

Edit: I don't think it's a Web browser issue. The person who asked appears to use some Chromium-based Web browser (probably Google Chrome or Debian-distributed Chromium), while I used Pale Moon in my screenshots.

Flole

Maybe you're using the super user account to login? That account is not a full-featured user account. Try creating another account to rule that out.