Can't change date format

[Luana-98]

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Current Behavior

I can't change the date format in the left column. I tried to use localized format but there is no behaviour

Expected behaviour

I would like to change date format into DD MM YYYY

Steps To Reproduce

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Mode

Event (default)

Card Version

9.6.1

Home Assistant Version

2024.2.3

Configuration

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Relevant log output

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[hheimbuerger]

I'm not the OP, but might have the same failed expectation.

Using the following configuration:

- type: custom:atomic-calendar-revive
  entities: calendar.family
  dateFormat: "dddd, MMMM D, YYYY h:mm A"

  # the following options are just for simplification
  disableLocationLink: true
  showRelativeTime: false
  showDatePerEvent: true
  showLocation: false

I get this calendar event:

Instead of 02 (the day number), I expected it to display "Saturday, March 02, 2024 8:00 AM".

Maybe this is a documentation issue. The description of dateFormat is just "Custom date format", but doesn't specify which date can be formatted. I expected it to be the date in the left column (which I am able to modify using f.e. showWeekDay, but it doesn't render the way I want it to!), but maybe that's not correct.

(Using version 9.6.1 according to the console, too.)

[hheimbuerger]

I found a working example of dateFormat in #1334:

- type: custom:atomic-calendar-revive
  entities: calendar.family
  dateFormat: "dddd, MMMM D, YYYY h:mm A"
  defaultMode: Calendar
  showDate: true

So I guess that dateFormat only applies to defaultMode: Calendar, not defaultMode: Events. The documentation does not properly reflect this, in my opinion.

Again, I'm not OP, so I might have just hijacked their issue. You shouldn't close the ticket until they confirm that they were also expecting dateFormat to work for defaultMode: Events.

[marksie1988]

@hheimbuerger @Luana-98 the documentation probably needs some clarification here, dateFromat is for the card date, not the event dates.

its not currently possible to change the date format of the events themselves.