[GH-ISSUE #251] [Clock/Calendar] Change default start of the week day #2923

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opened 2026-05-22 23:52:45 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 3 comments

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2026-05-22 23:52:45 +01:00

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/251

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently the Calendar will default to Sunday as the first day of the week, however this is not the standard for many countries around the world, making the calendar slightly less useful and a fair amount more confusing for anyone used to the ISO 8601 standard or in the case of people from Iran, Afghanistan, and Somalia, the standard being Saturday.

Describe the solution you'd like
An option in the configuration to set the default day for the start of the week. This setting should in theory only need the options Monday, Saturday, and Sunday, but limiting it to those three days isn't strictly necessary of course.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I have tried setting the locale option to a country where I know Monday is considered the default, but this did not change it. Beside that I have not tested anything else, as I could not conceive of any other way to do it myself.

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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/251 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Currently the Calendar will default to Sunday as the first day of the week, however this is not the standard for many countries around the world, making the calendar slightly less useful and a fair amount more confusing for anyone used to the ISO 8601 standard or in the case of people from Iran, Afghanistan, and Somalia, the standard being Saturday. **Describe the solution you'd like** An option in the configuration to set the default day for the start of the week. This setting should in theory only need the options Monday, Saturday, and Sunday, but limiting it to those three days isn't strictly necessary of course. **Describe alternatives you've considered** I have tried setting the locale option to a country where I know Monday is considered the default, but this did not change it. Beside that I have not tested anything else, as I could not conceive of any other way to do it myself. **Additional context** N/A

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JakeStanger commented

2026-05-22 23:52:45 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023):

Hm that's interesting, it defaults to Monday for me (UK). It looks like setting LC_TIME changes it for me - does this work for you?

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2023): Hm that's interesting, it defaults to Monday for me (UK). It looks like setting `LC_TIME` changes it for me - does this work for you?

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2026-05-22 23:52:45 +01:00

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@kepi commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2023):

I can confirm that I have monday first too (as I should have) according to my locales.

@kepi commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2023): I can confirm that I have monday first too (as I should have) according to my locales.

JakeStanger commented

2026-05-22 23:52:45 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2023):

Closing as there's been no activity for a few months and this is believed to work as expected already - if you still have issues let me know and I'll re-open

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Nov 26, 2023): Closing as there's been no activity for a few months and this is believed to work as expected already - if you still have issues let me know and I'll re-open