Add fancy date format option to KLocale

[Tom Albers]

Op zo 8 apr 2007 16:13 schreef u:
> On Sunday 08 April 2007 15:44:21 Allen Winter wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 April 2007 9:38:52 am David Jarvie wrote:
> > > On Sunday 08 April 2007 02:02:24 Andreas Hartmetz wrote:
> > > > Hmmm, ColloquialDate or similar might be a better name for FancyDate.
> > > > Ignore me on that one if you know better because English is your mother
> > > > tongue, or because I don't know enough about the issue [i.e. what one
> > > > can infer from the mail thread].
> > >
> > > Yes, I think ColloquialDate is a better name.
> >
> > But it sounds so ... formal.
> > If i saw a control center or kmail option for "Colloquial Date" I'd
> > probably gag :)
> >
> Hey, programming is formal. You could call it "Cool date" in the UI and the 
> enum wouldn't care at all :)
> Btw, the "funny" mode of the standard kicker clock is called "colloquial time" 
> in the German localized version.
> 
> > I think Fancy is fine.
> >
> Both names are essentially fine.
> No use in spending more time on this. There are other bikesheds that need some 
> paint =)
> 
> > -Allen

I never heard of Colloquial and if I was reading api documentation I would probably skip that option. so if used, please provide clear explanation, although with code readability in mind, I'ld go for fancy.

David, I can give a hand with the conversion, just ping me on irc or mail me.

Toma