[tor-bugs] #21921 [Applications/Tor Messenger]: Tor Messenger unable to change date/time format in chat

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#21921: Tor Messenger unable to change date/time format in chat
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                 |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Messenger  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                      |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arlolra):

 Sorry for the pain.

 Looking at this briefly, the template is hardcoded in,
 https://github.com/mozilla/releases-comm-
 central/blob/master/im/themes/messages/simple/Status.html

 And it gets filled by `date.toLocaleTimeString()`,
 https://github.com/mozilla/releases-comm-
 central/blob/master/chat/modules/imThemes.jsm#L360-L365
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
 US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/toLocaleTimeString

 There're probably a few configs preventing this from getting set from the
 system, such as,

 {{{
 intl.locale.matchOS;false
 javascript.use_us_english_locale;true
 privacy.use_utc_timezone;false
 }}}

 but that's still to be investigated.

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