[GH-ISSUE #211] [Clock] Format doesn't respect locale #1499

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opened 2026-05-22 22:52:41 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 1 comment

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2026-05-22 22:52:41 +01:00

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Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/211

Describe the bug
Format doesn't change based on locale. The calendar popup uses the correct locale, however.

To Reproduce

LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 ironbar

Expected behavior
Correct locale should be used

System information:

Distro: NixOS
Compositor: Hyprland
Ironbar version: github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@7f4a816379

Configuration

{
  "type": "clock",
  "format": "%c"
}

Originally created by @donovanglover on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/211 **Describe the bug** Format doesn't change based on locale. The calendar popup uses the correct locale, however. **To Reproduce** ``` LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 ironbar ``` **Expected behavior** Correct locale should be used **System information:** - Distro: NixOS - Compositor: Hyprland - Ironbar version: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/7f4a816379cfd991aa8b9fe23f1a6917ccc387fc **Configuration** ``` { "type": "clock", "format": "%c" } ```

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023):

Thanks for reporting! Once the above is merged, LC_TIME and LOCALE should be respected, or you can manually set in the config.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2023): Thanks for reporting! Once the above is merged, `LC_TIME` and `LOCALE` should be respected, or you can manually set in the config.