08-18-2022 02:48 AM
Currently Firefox has two language settings. One for the Firefox app/UI language and one for the preferred language of page content.
The <input type="datetime-local"> element shows a localized input field for entering dates/times. However, the format chosen is based on the setting for the Firefox UI language. So, in my case being european but using English as the Firefox language I get US-formatted date controls, and not the date formatting I'm used to.
Basing the date formatting in these inputs on either the set system locale for date/time format (best) or the setting for preferred page content language (better) would in my mind make more sense and fix these issues for dual-language users like me who prefer English as a UI language but still view local sites in our own language and prefer date formatting based on where we live.
03-22-2023 04:28 AM
IMHO, both are wrong. The format should not be linked to a language. At best, it can be used to suggest the default format. The user should be able to override the default at all times.
09-27-2023 07:15 AM
When I change the language to NL next time I open Thunderbird it's back to EN.