Option to hide HH:mm in the date column
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have read the FAQ and it did not solve the problem.
- [x] I have searched all open and closed issues for the same feature request without success.
Problem Description
Showing the full date with hours, minutes, and depending on locale AM/PM takes up valuable real estate, with no option to shorten it.
Proposed Solution
Option to hide the HH:mm (including AM/PM if the locale includes it).
So we go from this:
To this, where the exact time is hidden, only the date is shown.
In order to preserve the ability to view the full date down to the minute for the rare occasion it is needed, I propose the same on hover label display of the full text, similarly to how you can hover shortened paths:
Additional Information
Ideally fully customizable date formats would be the best, but they seem more complex to implement, test, and debug. Since from what I can tell the app already uses the date format of the OS, which is likely already the format the user prefers the most. So on balance of dev time/effort, this doesn't seem that appealing to implement, imo. This is why this FR focuses on hiding the HH:mm (AM/PM) instead. It increases space, makes the UI less cluttered by hiding non-essential information, and makes the date column more skimmable.
If I had to choose, the default value of this setting would be ON, just like how it is currently displayed. This is in line with how File Explorer shows it, therefore what users are used to and expect to see by default.