date format still a problem on Mac

Hello @sig_eigei,

Thank you for reporting the issue. The fix that you're referring to is part of our development team's larger efforts to improve how dates are handled in the 1Password apps on all platforms. This particular update only applies these changes to created and modified dates as noted in the release notes.

Can you clarify which date in the 1Password app you're referring to? Is it an expiry date for an item? Or are you referring to the item creation and modified dates that appear at the bottom of each item:

So that I can better understand the situation, and confirm whether you're affected by a known issue that our team is working on, could you also post a screenshot of the region and date format that you're using in macOS Settings:

1. Click  in the menu bar and then click System Settings.
2. Click General.
3. Click Language & Region.

I look forward to hearing from you.

-Dave

ref: dev/core/core#8747

Hi Dave - great to be in touch again. I've been a 1P user since way back in 2007. Thanks for getting back to me.

Actually I am speaking about the date fields in records. One example is a passport record. I have an issue date. In viewing, the record shows the date formatted as MM/DD/YY. If I edit the record it changes to DD / MM / YYYY (which is as it should be for my system).

I am attaching screenshots of the two situations: view, edit, and edit expanded. I am also attaching my region settings as requested.

I have written once or twice before about this issue via email.

thanks so much for following up.

@sig_eigei

Thank you for the reply and for the screenshots! Just to clarify, I'm not Dave the founder, just another friendly Dave who also works at 1Password. 😊

I can confirm that our developers are aware of the date formatting issue that you've mentioned and continue to investigate. Keep an eye on our release notes to be alerted to when a complete fix is released: 1Password Releases

The team and I appreciate your continued patience and understanding.

-Dave

I wouldn't say the issue is 'fixed'.  I am on 1Password for Mac 8.11.12 (81112026) and keep up to date with the betas.

"Currently, 1Password will uses the date format of your primary preferred language in macOS, which in your case would be English (US). If you'd like 1Password to use a different date format then you'll need to change your primary preferred language to something else."

Well this is the reason then, but, I think you should rethink this.  As you can see above, I have my region set to Italy, and I think 1P should use the Region and not the language to define the date format.  I use several languages on my computer, but English is primary.  However, as I am in Italy, I almost exclusive use the Italian / EU conventions for date as that's what my environment requires.

I strongly urge you to consider linking 1P's date format to the user's Region preference and not to the first Language in a list of installed languages.  I can't think of other software that uses the language preference to dictate date format.  Date and language are not connected.  Date format is generally connected to a user's location, much like currency or number format, whereas language is connected to a user's communication preference.

As 1P works now, I am likely to make errors in setting the date field in credit card or account expirations, and it happens quite often.  I do not want to change my default language, system language, interface language, etc., in order to get the proper date format for my region.

Thanks for continuing to look in to this issue.