Localization & Text Hard-coded MM/DD/YYYY date format in save menus is wrong for non-Americans

[Ailothaen]

Reported Version: v0.2.1 (latest) | Mods: none | Can replicate without mods? Yes 
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Severity: None (small localization issue)
Frequency: Always

In the saves menu – and probably in other places, but I do not remember seeing it anywhere else – the date format used is month/day/year, regardless of player's language and configured date format on the computer. As an example, I set up my game in French and my computer's shortdate format is configured in day/month/year, but the date is still rendered in usual American format (see screenshot)

This can be confusing for players who are used to the day/month/year format, especially if the day of the month is between 1 and 12.

I think the UI should rely on the computer's configured shortdate format to decide which format to use; if this is not easily possible, an alternative could be to rely on user's language setting in KSP to use a predefined format.

 

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Edited April 28, 2024 by The Space Peacock