I'm still having problem with short date recognition in OmniFocus 1.1SP 104457. After reviewing this thread and doing some experimenting, it's clear there have been some changes in numeric date recognition. Although I'm continuing this thread (to help the OmniFocus archeologists), those interested in current SP behavior can start with this note.
Background: My OS X custom date preferences are a mixture of US and UK formats:
- Full, Long, Medium format: United Kingdom (e.g., 12 Sep 2008)
- Short format: United States (e.g., 9/12/08)
When displaying a date, OmniFocus uses the right format depending on the space available, e.g., Short US format in a narrow column, UK format in the Action panel.
However, when I enter a numeric date, OmniFocus always assumes UK order, regardless of the context or the format of the date:
- "9/12" becomes "12/9/08"
- "9 12" becomes "12/9/08"
- "12/9" becomes "9/12/08"
- "12" in a narrow/short field becomes "8/12/08"
(I'll grant that #2 may be ambiguous because there is no slash.)
It's interesting that OmniFocus doesn't care about day/month order when the month is alphabetic:
- "12 sep" becomes "9/12/08"
- "sep 12" becomes "9/12/08"
It seems to me ...
- I should be able to enter a date in the same format as it's being shown, e.g., numeric/Short format in a narrow column.
- If my date includes a slash, it should be interpreted as a Short date because the other formats have no slashes.
[submitted as formal feedback]