improving detection of lang for format (sl#2944)

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/clock.py b/clock.py
index 1893b77..2f1fc94 100755
--- a/clock.py
+++ b/clock.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ from timewriter import TimeWriter
 
 import dbus
 import os
-
+import locale
 # The display modes of the clock
 _MODE_SIMPLE_CLOCK = 0
 _MODE_NICE_CLOCK = 1
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ class ClockActivity(activity.Activity):
           '<span foreground="#5E008C">%m</span>/' +
           '<span foreground="#B20008">%d</span>/' +
           '<span foreground="#9A5200">%Y</span></span></markup>')
+        
+        loc = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0] or 'en_AU'
+        if loc == 'en_AU':
+                self._DATE_SHORT_FORMAT = _("Write Date",
+                   '<markup><span lang="en" font_desc="Sans 20">'
+                   '<span foreground="#B20008">%A</span>,' 
+                   '<span foreground="#5E008C">%d</span>/'
+                   '<span foreground="#B20008">%m</span>/'
+                   '<span foreground="#9A5200">%Y</span></span></markup>')
 
         # Should we write the time in full letters?
         self._write_time = False