[Stefan]

Hi Yutaka,

Related to:

EmEditor Help – Command Reference – Edit category > Time and Date command
Edit > Insert > Time and Date
The formats used for the time and date can be configured in Windows… Regional …Options

 
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I want to suggest to implement a option to adjust the format for “Insert Date/Time” independently from Windows settings.
1. I don’t want to modify my Windows settings.
2. Think portable. On each other PC I have different settings.

.

What do you think?
 
 

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BTW:
This help entry seams to be no longer valid?
      Default Menu: Edit> Advanced> Time and Date
In EmEditor I only see
      Edit > Insert > Time and Date

Isn’t it?

[Yutaka Emura]

You can use a JavaScript macro to insert date/time by any format. For example:

var date = new Date();
var hour = date.getHours();
var hh = hour;
if( hour < 10 )  hh = "0" + hour;
var min = date.getMinutes();
var mm = min;
if( min < 10 )  mm = "0" + min;
var sec = date.getSeconds();
var ss = sec;
if( sec < 10 )  ss = "0" + sec;

var monthNames = [
    "January", "February", "March",
    "April", "May", "June", "July",
    "August", "September", "October",
    "November", "December"
];

var day = date.getDate();
var monthIndex = date.getMonth();
var year = date.getFullYear();

document.write( hh + ":" + mm + ":" + ss + ", " + day + " " + monthNames[monthIndex] + ", " + year);

I am trying to prioritize features that can’t be done by using macros higher than others, which allows EmEditor keep lightweight.

[Stefan]

Hi Yutaka,
thank you very much for your reply.
 
As you may be aware already, I on my own know how to craft such scripts.
(https://www.emeditor.com/forums/topic/wish-date-day-date-month-date-year-date-hour-date-min/)
 
But that is not very user friendly and too complicated for average user.
(Also, if one would use a script, that menu item would become useless and only waste space)
 
And I can hardly imagine that the implementation of such (absolutely default) feature
would bloat EE that much and take that much space on executable and settings store?
 

But it’s your decision. I can only point you to need improvements from my POV.
(But inserting the default format like “13:53 24.08.2015” is useless for me, so I will always use a macro for that)
 

Anyway…
Thanks for making EmEditor !

[Yutaka Emura]

Hello Stefan,

You can now set date/time formats on v15.4.0 beta 2:

https://www.emeditor.com/forums/topic/emeditor-v15-4-0-beta-2/

Thanks!

[Stefan]

Hi Yutaka.

WOW, thanks, but…

 
System default:
10:06 07.10.2015

 
User adjustment, leads to Time Date order:
10:07:13 2015-10-07

 
User wanted order (Date Time) is not possible:
2015-10-07 10:07:13

 
Try with “date” field only (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss)
is not working AND leads to a leading space:
  2015-10-07 HH:mm:ss

 
How can I use Date first, Time second? > 2015-10-07 10:07:13

 
 
May I suggest to provide ONE single Date-Time field only please,
where the user can enter the whole string as he needs, like:

Date/Time Format———————
[_] Use System Format
[yyyy-MM-dd, dddd HH:mm:ss ]v]
————————————–

 
 
Thank you for making EmEditor.

[Yutaka Emura]

Hello Stefan,

There are two commands: Date and Time, Time and Date. You can find both in the Quick Launch window (CTRL + Q).
Thanks!

[Stefan]

o.O Uhh? Who had guessed that ;-D

 
So I am going now to “Tools > Customize Menus…” > Main Menu > [+]-&Edit
and modify my menu from “Time and Date” to “Date and Time”….. (and there is even a default shortcut: Shift+F5 to insert Date/Time)

 
Thanks :thumpsup:

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