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HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

This is how to change the default "Month, Day, Year"; i.e. "Oct 17, 2009" to something else. It involves editing a single manila file with Notepad.

The file in question is: 590ad244_manila

Steps:
1. Copy 590ad244_manila from your device's Windows directory with File Explorer (may not work), Resco Explorer, OR Total Commander.
2. Open it with Notepad.
3. Find this line:<trans-unit id="IDS_DATEFORMAT">
<source>MMM d, yyyy</source>
4. Change it to whatever you want. MMMM = Full month, YY = 2 digit year, DDD = first 3 letters of the day. So, DDD, MMMM d, yyyy would give you Sat, October 17, 2009, and DDDD, MMM d, yy would give you Saturday, Oct 17, 09; etc.
5. Save the file. (it's read only so you will have to make it writable by right clicking the file, going to properties, then unchecking the read-only attribute)
Optional two steps (one of the two is required):
6. Disable TF3D by going into settings>today>items>uncheck TouchFLO 3d
6b. Copy back to device replacing the one in Windows
6c. Re-enable TF3D
OR
6. Copy back to device replacing the one in Windows
6b. Soft-reset device.

http://www.freeza-inc.com/touchpro2/dateformat.png

Re: HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

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Originally Posted by freeza (Post 1243182)

This is how to change the default "Month, Day, Year"; i.e. "Oct 17, 2009" to something else. It involves editing a single manila file with Notepad.

The file in question is: 590ad244_manila

Steps:
1. Copy 590ad244_manila from your device's Windows directory with File Explorer (may not work), Resco Explorer, OR Total Commander.
2. Open it with Notepad.
3. Find this line:<trans-unit id="IDS_DATEFORMAT">
<source>MMM d, yyyy</source>
4. Change it to whatever you want. MMMM = Full month, YY = 2 digit year, DDD = full day. So, DDD, MMMM d, yyyy would give you Sat, October 17, 2009, and DDDD, MMM d, yy would give you Saturday, Oct 17, 09; etc.
5. Save the file. (it's read only so you will have to make it writable by right clicking the file, going to properties, then unchecking the read-only attribute)
Optional two steps (one of the two is required):
6. Disable TF3D by going into settings>today>items>uncheck TouchFLO 3d
6b. Copy back to device replacing the one in Windows
6c. Re-enable TF3D
OR
6. Copy back to device replacing the one in Windows
6b. Soft-reset device.

FYI DDD does not = day, but ddd = first 3 letters of the day. But thanks, I made the changes to that manila file in Manila 2.1 and now it works. Displaying "Thu, Jan 7, 2010"
screen shot:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8...eenshot2aq.png

Re: HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

cool thx for the info
hey freeza i love that start menu icon. can u post ip? and the slider looks nice aswell..your work?

Re: HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

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Originally Posted by japper88 (Post 1469043)

FYI DDD does not = day, but ddd = first 3 letters of the day.

Correct! I don't know what I was thinking.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisloveskaos (Post 1469312)

cool thx for the info
hey freeza i love that start menu icon. can u post ip? and the slider looks nice aswell..your work?

Hey thanks! the icon is my 'logo' so to speak, and the sliders were made by someone on XDA. I can't for the life of me remember who though. And that is Manila 2.1 (not Sense) so i'm not sure if you'd still want them.

Re: HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

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Originally Posted by freeza (Post 1469390)

you are correct but thxs... want to try your rom when you cab up 2.5 ..
cant wait....

Re: HOW TO: Change date format on Home tab (TF3D)

I was looking for it for a while.
I've change regional settings, but it reflects entire phone, like messaging and emails and other staff.

But this solution WORKED for me.
I have tf3d 2.1 Win 6.1