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How to alter date format in page header in Kate (kde text editor)

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In Kate, I can specify the headers to appear on each printed page:

File > Print... > Options > Header & Footer

In the Header Properties, I found the Format code %y in the left field. This yields the date in the header in the format 1/19/19. I'd like to use a different format.

After some trial and error, I found some date/time related formats:

%y => 1/19/19

%Y => Saturday, January 19, 2019

%t => %t

%T => %T

%i => %i

%I => %I

%d => 1/19/19 4:59 PM

%D => Saturday, January 19, 2019 4:49:58 PM CET

(I tried t for time, i for ISO, d for day)

I would like to use the ISO-format, preferably with the time: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm.

Unfortunately, there is no "help" button listing the formats and the Kate manual is silent on this subject. I tried to look this up on the internet, but no success there so far...

I am on Ubuntu Xenial (16.04.5 LTS) with LXDE.

format kate

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asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

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  By the way, are you still using the OS mentioned here or have you moved to Kubuntu? Even on Kubuntu 18.04, there's not much you can do re. changing the header format. Apparently, Kate uses the locale settings: kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/…
  
  – DK Bose
  21 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yes, I am currently on Kubuntu 18.04.2. Kate using the locale settings is not bad per se, if I could set those properly. I have now set the Time format to Sweden (en_SE). I consider this a non-solution or workaround as I am not in Sweden. I also found the setting Default (C), which might suggest that I could install some locale based on ISO standards?
  
  – Marten Koetsier
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  It maybe possible to run kate with a locale different than your default locale. Does LANG=en_SE kate help? If it does, you can create a shortcut/desktop file to always start kate that way.
  
  – DK Bose
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Nice suggestion, but didn't work. Perhaps because I do not have that locale installed. Also, it is not installable: $ sudo locale-gen en_SE returns Error: 'en_SE' is not a supported language or locale. Do you know of a specific ISO-locale (not tied to any country / language) that I might install? NB: I never want to use 24-03-19, 19/03/24, 3/24/19 and the like on my system: ALWAYS 2019-03-24 (ISO) is what I want.
  
  – Marten Koetsier
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Oh! I thought you had it installed. By the way, Geany allows you better customization and obeys the formats described in man date. So, %F %H:%M would give you what you want.
  
  – DK Bose
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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show 1 more comment

1

1

In Kate, I can specify the headers to appear on each printed page:

File > Print... > Options > Header & Footer

In the Header Properties, I found the Format code %y in the left field. This yields the date in the header in the format 1/19/19. I'd like to use a different format.

After some trial and error, I found some date/time related formats:

%y => 1/19/19

%Y => Saturday, January 19, 2019

%t => %t

%T => %T

%i => %i

%I => %I

%d => 1/19/19 4:59 PM

%D => Saturday, January 19, 2019 4:49:58 PM CET

(I tried t for time, i for ISO, d for day)

I would like to use the ISO-format, preferably with the time: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm.

Unfortunately, there is no "help" button listing the formats and the Kate manual is silent on this subject. I tried to look this up on the internet, but no success there so far...

I am on Ubuntu Xenial (16.04.5 LTS) with LXDE.

format kate

share|improve this question

asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

1136

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  By the way, are you still using the OS mentioned here or have you moved to Kubuntu? Even on Kubuntu 18.04, there's not much you can do re. changing the header format. Apparently, Kate uses the locale settings: kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/…
  
  – DK Bose
  21 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I am currently on Kubuntu 18.04.2. Kate using the locale settings is not bad per se, if I could set those properly. I have now set the Time format to Sweden (en_SE). I consider this a non-solution or workaround as I am not in Sweden. I also found the setting Default (C), which might suggest that I could install some locale based on ISO standards?
  
  – Marten Koetsier
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It maybe possible to run kate with a locale different than your default locale. Does LANG=en_SE kate help? If it does, you can create a shortcut/desktop file to always start kate that way.
  
  – DK Bose
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nice suggestion, but didn't work. Perhaps because I do not have that locale installed. Also, it is not installable: $ sudo locale-gen en_SE returns Error: 'en_SE' is not a supported language or locale. Do you know of a specific ISO-locale (not tied to any country / language) that I might install? NB: I never want to use 24-03-19, 19/03/24, 3/24/19 and the like on my system: ALWAYS 2019-03-24 (ISO) is what I want.
  
  – Marten Koetsier
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oh! I thought you had it installed. By the way, Geany allows you better customization and obeys the formats described in man date. So, %F %H:%M would give you what you want.
  
  – DK Bose
  14 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

In Kate, I can specify the headers to appear on each printed page:

File > Print... > Options > Header & Footer

In the Header Properties, I found the Format code %y in the left field. This yields the date in the header in the format 1/19/19. I'd like to use a different format.

After some trial and error, I found some date/time related formats:

%y => 1/19/19

%Y => Saturday, January 19, 2019

%t => %t

%T => %T

%i => %i

%I => %I

%d => 1/19/19 4:59 PM

%D => Saturday, January 19, 2019 4:49:58 PM CET

(I tried t for time, i for ISO, d for day)

I would like to use the ISO-format, preferably with the time: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm.

Unfortunately, there is no "help" button listing the formats and the Kate manual is silent on this subject. I tried to look this up on the internet, but no success there so far...

I am on Ubuntu Xenial (16.04.5 LTS) with LXDE.

format kate

share|improve this question

asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

1136

%y => 1/19/19

%Y => Saturday, January 19, 2019

%t => %t

%T => %T

%i => %i

%I => %I

%d => 1/19/19 4:59 PM

%D => Saturday, January 19, 2019 4:49:58 PM CET

share|improve this question

asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

1136

share|improve this question

asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

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asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

1136

asked Jan 19 at 16:10

Marten KoetsierMarten Koetsier

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Kate is a KDE programme and depends on Qt. Somebody in Qt decided everyone in locale must use the formats for that locale. You must use the settings for your locale, and also, they compile in the settings for each locale, so you can't modify the file in /usr/share/i18n/locales to fix things, nor add a new locale.

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(I can't comment, so I'll add an answer instead.)
Kate is a KDE programme and depends on Qt. Somebody in Qt decided everyone in locale must use the formats for that locale. You must use the settings for your locale, and also, they compile in the settings for each locale, so you can't modify the file in /usr/share/i18n/locales to fix things, nor add a new locale.

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(I can't comment, so I'll add an answer instead.)
Kate is a KDE programme and depends on Qt. Somebody in Qt decided everyone in locale must use the formats for that locale. You must use the settings for your locale, and also, they compile in the settings for each locale, so you can't modify the file in /usr/share/i18n/locales to fix things, nor add a new locale.

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answered 15 mins ago

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(I can't comment, so I'll add an answer instead.)
Kate is a KDE programme and depends on Qt. Somebody in Qt decided everyone in locale must use the formats for that locale. You must use the settings for your locale, and also, they compile in the settings for each locale, so you can't modify the file in /usr/share/i18n/locales to fix things, nor add a new locale.

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answered 15 mins ago

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answered 15 mins ago

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answered 15 mins ago

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answered 15 mins ago

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