Is it possible to change the time format on the xfce lockscreen?

Lar · 2022-02-08 00:36:18

Hello I was wondering if you could change the time on the xfce lockscreen (xflock4) to 12hr format? everything else on my system is in 12hr format but that. I tried looking everywhere but I can seem to find where I could change this? Is it just not possible?

KBar · 2022-02-08 02:12:22

Hi and welcome to our forum.

I think you might want to apply your locale settings system-wide. On Xubuntu, there is an app named Language Support, can be launched from the terminal with gnome-language-selector.

Perhaps you could tell more about your system?

Lar · 2022-02-08 10:38:16

KBar wrote:

Hi and welcome to our forum.
I think you might want to apply your locale settings system-wide. On Xubuntu, there is an app named Language Support, can be launched from the terminal with gnome-language-selector.
Perhaps you could tell more about your system?

When I check my /etc/locale.conf everything is set to "en_US.UTF-8" so I dont think its that. Im running endeavourOS.

Lar · 2022-02-08 15:52:31

I installed Xubuntu on a virtual machine and its the same case on that distro as well the lockscreen time wont change from a 24 hour format which makes me think it just cant be changed or something?

ToZ · 2022-02-08 17:44:15

If xfce4-screensaver is the screensaver that you are using, then yes, it is hard coded.

Edit: Also there is this bug report.

Last edited by ToZ (2022-02-08 17:46:25)

Lar · 2022-02-08 17:47:32

Oh okay, thats fine was just wondering if it was possible I can live with it haha. ty for the response
EDIT: I ended up patching it and its working now, was quite easy since you guys pointed me in the right direction!

Last edited by Lar (2022-02-08 20:38:01)

gabor · 2022-05-04 16:14:48

I noticed my Manjaro respects the lightdm-gtk-greeter settings on lockscreen, so I figured it out on my Arch.

installed `light-locker`
removed xfce4-screensaver package
run this: xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /general/LockCommand -s "light-locker-command --lock" --create -t string
restart: lightdm

and tadam, my lockscreen background, panel and theme, everything is the same as the greeter.

Last edited by gabor (2022-05-04 16:24:45)

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Is it possible to change the time format on the xfce lockscreen?

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