[Plone5] Change friendly datetime format in folder_contents

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Plone 5 default theme folder_contents view come with a friendly datetime format (e.g: last 3 days) instead of exact calendar time. However there is no simple setting to display normal datetime instead of friendly datetime. After couple of hours digging around, I figured out that all folder_contents view is now handled by the mockup framework and all configurations are defined in a javascript file at "/eggs/mockup-2.1.5-py2.7.egg/mockup/patterns/structure/pattern.js" . In that file there is an option called "momentFormat":"relative" which is the configuration you need to change. In order to override this you need to:

  • goto: /@@resourceregistry-controlpanel
  • tabs: "Pattern Options"
  • Add pattern with name "structure" (like the name defined in the javascript five above)
  • content of the pattern should be '{"momentFormat": "calendar"}'
  • Now clear cached, refresh folder_contents
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Thanks @cuongnda !

@svx where would this best fit in the docs?

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I just fixed this bug in Plone 5.1 master a few days ago to use normal date and time in folder_contents (and fixed the pattern to use localized dates) in master of 5.1, but not in b2 release.
For content management tasks the relative annoyed any editor, so I consider this a bug.

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Does this mean it'll make it into 5.1b3?

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Yes

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I wonder how hard it would be for the patterns tab to show the default values or docs so as it make this kind of setting more discoverable?

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Cool! I've seen this before but keep forgetting...

http://plone.github.io/mockup/dev/#pattern/moment

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