macOS Monterey 12.1 issue

[kgorskii]

Hi @tech-otaku - I tried ./menu-bar-clock.sh "EEE d MMM HH:mm but the way date and time looks in menu bar didn't change - I still see the format of "Fri. 30.01 o 13:17". I wanted to remove this "o" and additional space after it before the time part. My region is set to Poland. File com.apple.menuextra.clock.plist shows as follows: <key>DateFormat</key> <string>EEE d MMM HH:mm</string> <key>FlashDateSeparators</key> <false/> <key>IsAnalog</key> <false/> <key>Show24Hour</key> <true/> <key>ShowAMPM</key> <false/> <key>ShowDayOfMonth</key> <true/> <key>ShowDayOfWeek</key> <true/> <key>ShowSeconds</key> <false/> Thanks

[tech-otaku]

@kgorski

In this instance there seems to be another setting affecting the date/time display - the primary preferred language set in System Preferences > Language & Region > General > Preferred languages:

Running macOS Monterey (12.1) and using a format of EEE d MMM HH:mm:

Region	Preferred Language (Primary)	Display
United Kingdom	English	Sat 22 Jan 13:49
United Kingdom	Polski	Sob. 22.01 o 13:49
Poland	English	Sat 22 Jan 13:49
Poland	Polski	Sob. 22.01 o 13:49

But for macOS Big Sur (11.6.1) the same format gives (no "o"):

Region	Preferred Language (Primary)	Display
United Kingdom	English	Sat 22 Jan 13:49
United Kingdom	Polski	Sob. 22.01 13:49
Poland	English	Sat 22 Jan 13:49
Poland	Polski	Sob. 22.01 13:49

These are Apple-supplied formats and unfortunately not something the script has any control over.

Regards, Steve.