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How do I set Thunderbird message dates to ISO format (ymd) ?

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James Burke
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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)?

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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Zenos
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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.

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James Burke
James Burke Spørgsmålsstiller
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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.

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Zenos
Zenos
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http://xenos-email-notes.simplesite.com/416814616

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.

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James Burke
James Burke Spørgsmålsstiller
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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.

Onno Ekker
Onno Ekker
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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.

James Burke
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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.