Mbin displays dates in a non-monotonic order (US-American, I think): MM/DD/YY.

How can I set this to monotonic order: DD/MM/YY?

Screenshot of date reading "7/23/26"
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[–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

For items that might need sorting by name or date - like file names, or spreadsheet or database entries - I entirely agree.

But my question was not, "What is a sensible date format?"

It was, "How can I get Mbin to show dates in a monotonic format."

Most forum software lets users choose locale, which takes care of this. Mbin doesn't, AFAICT.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    mbin uses html date fields almost everywhere, so your browser settings should be able to change that I think

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Thank you.

    However, my browser's language is set to English (United Kingdom), which normally gives monotonic dates.

    Steps to reproduce:

    1. In Chromium, go to chrome://settings/languages.
    2. Under Preferred languages, ensure "English (United Kingdom)" is at the top (position 1) of the list.
    3. Go to this thread.
    4. Hover mouse cursor over my username for 2-3 secs, until overlay appears showing my "cake day".
    5. My "cake day" is shown as 7/23/26, which is non-monotonic.
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