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[Bug localedata/18918] New: Change to HH:MM:SS format in Hungarian locale
- From: "egmont at gmail dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: libc-locales at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:04:29 +0000
- Subject: [Bug localedata/18918] New: Change to HH:MM:SS format in Hungarian locale
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18918
Bug ID: 18918
Summary: Change to HH:MM:SS format in Hungarian locale
Product: glibc
Version: 2.22
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: localedata
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: egmont at gmail dot com
CC: libc-locales at sourceware dot org
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 8576
--> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8576&action=edit
Use colon instead of dot
Could you please apply the attached patch? It changes the time format from
HH.MM.SS to HH:MM:SS in the Hungarian locale.
The previous (11th) version of the Hungarian spelling rules (released in 1984)
said that the separator had to be a dot, e.g. 10.35 meaning 10 o'clock 35
minutes. glibc correctly implements this.
The brand new (12th) version, in effect since September 1, 2015 adopts to the
common use of colon (especially in the digital world) and allows to use either
separator, without even expressing a preference.
For computer systems, using colons is way more typical and probably easier to
recognize. Dot is typically used in printed materials.
It also avoids an almost ambiguous situation where a space makes a difference,
e.g. "10.15-ig" means "until 10 o'clock 15 minutes" whereas "10. 15-ig" means
"until 15th of October". So I believe using the colon as the separator is not
only more frequent in the computer world, but is also easier and quicker to
recognize for the brain that it's about hour:minute rather than month and day.
And luckily it's now equally correct according to the official rules.
11th edition: http://helyesiras.mta.hu/helyesiras/default/akh11
12th edition: http://helyesiras.mta.hu/helyesiras/default/akh12
In both editions it's the very last (299th and 300th, respectively) rule.
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