entering date field

Polgs · 05-25-2025, 08:14 PM

I often change the "date" field on an entry and I have noticed a very slight anomaly. When entering the date, I start with the day number as 2 digits and the cursor jumps to the month field. I then start entering the month name and for most months I only need 3 chars, e.g. Jan or Feb, and the cursor then jumps to the year field. However, if the month is June, July or September, I need to enter 4 chars before the cursor moves to the year field, even though Jun, Jul and Sep are unique ways to write month names. Then, after I have finished entering the whole date, the displayed date shows the 3 char value of Jun, Jul & Sep.
Can we please have Jun, Jul & Sep accepted as valid input for month names?

Thanks

kovidgoyal · 05-25-2025, 08:44 PM

That control is provided by Qt not calibre, you would need to ask them to change it.

Polgs · 05-26-2025, 07:48 AM

I posted this question on the Qt forum and received the following reply:

Hi and welcome,

from your post I assume you are just a user of calibre app and no Qt dev, right?!

Can we please have Jun, Jul & Sep accepted as valid input for month names?
The question is:
What widgets do "they" (calibre developers) use there?! Standard widgets or self-developed ones.

That being said, I don't think it's a Qt issue ifself rather than how calibre implemented the calendar logic and defined valid inputs.

Edit:

Found the repo on github:

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/tree/master
Ok, they are using PySide6 and QCalendar / QCalendarWidget.
I guess they have to change some settings to allow three letter inputs for month names.

(@Steven123 https://forum.qt.io/user/steven123 here would be an example of a Python-based app using Qt frontend)

chaley · 05-26-2025, 09:15 AM

FWIW this problem doesn't happen on my machine running calibre 8.4.101 on Windows 11. "Jun" suffices for June, "Jul" for July, etc. I tested it on the builtin Date column and on a custom date column.

kovidgoyal · 05-26-2025, 01:20 PM

It's likely locale dependent and calibre uses bog standard qt provided widgets for this, no custom settings.

Polgs · 05-27-2025, 06:30 PM

One of the Qt guys has confirmed that this is caused by Qt. I'm now waiting on a response from their developers.

Polgs · Yesterday, 06:15 PM

Qt support report that June and July work with 3 chars in Qt 6.9 but Sept is still required for September.

05-25-2025, 08:14 PM	#1
Polgs Member Posts: 14 Karma: 18074 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Australia Device: none	entering date field I often change the "date" field on an entry and I have noticed a very slight anomaly. When entering the date, I start with the day number as 2 digits and the cursor jumps to the month field. I then start entering the month name and for most months I only need 3 chars, e.g. Jan or Feb, and the cursor then jumps to the year field. However, if the month is June, July or September, I need to enter 4 chars before the cursor moves to the year field, even though Jun, Jul and Sep are unique ways to write month names. Then, after I have finished entering the whole date, the displayed date shows the 3 char value of Jun, Jul & Sep. Can we please have Jun, Jul & Sep accepted as valid input for month names? Thanks

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05-25-2025, 08:44 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,243 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That control is provided by Qt not calibre, you would need to ask them to change it.

05-26-2025, 07:48 AM	#3
Polgs Member Posts: 14 Karma: 18074 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Australia Device: none	I posted this question on the Qt forum and received the following reply: Hi and welcome, from your post I assume you are just a user of calibre app and no Qt dev, right?! Can we please have Jun, Jul & Sep accepted as valid input for month names? The question is: What widgets do "they" (calibre developers) use there?! Standard widgets or self-developed ones. That being said, I don't think it's a Qt issue ifself rather than how calibre implemented the calendar logic and defined valid inputs. Edit: Found the repo on github: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/tree/master Ok, they are using PySide6 and QCalendar / QCalendarWidget. I guess they have to change some settings to allow three letter inputs for month names. (@Steven123 https://forum.qt.io/user/steven123 here would be an example of a Python-based app using Qt frontend)

05-26-2025, 09:15 AM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,360 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	FWIW this problem doesn't happen on my machine running calibre 8.4.101 on Windows 11. "Jun" suffices for June, "Jul" for July, etc. I tested it on the builtin Date column and on a custom date column.

05-26-2025, 01:20 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,243 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's likely locale dependent and calibre uses bog standard qt provided widgets for this, no custom settings.

05-27-2025, 06:30 PM	#6
Polgs Member Posts: 14 Karma: 18074 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Australia Device: none	One of the Qt guys has confirmed that this is caused by Qt. I'm now waiting on a response from their developers.

Yesterday, 06:15 PM	#7
Polgs Member Posts: 14 Karma: 18074 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Australia Device: none	Qt support report that June and July work with 3 chars in Qt 6.9 but Sept is still required for September.

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