[Bug 120691] date/time is displayed as different format in exported odp

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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=120691

TFedor <tf...@homeaway.com> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from TFedor <tf...@homeaway.com> ---
Mac OS X 10.7.5, PPT for Mac 2011 Version 14.3.7, OpenOffice 4.0.1

While I am able to reproduce this concern, I believe this behavior is expected
as standard internationalization functionality. Here are some supporting
ideas/reasons for this:

* Compared to PPT, behavior is the same, PPT and OO Presentation are dependent
on computer locale when the date/time update automatically option is chosen.
* Other OpenOffice applications exhibit the same behavior.
* An excerpt from the book The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org, by Benjamin Horst,
ISBN 1-930919-66-2 -- says a bit about this "…Each inserted field will be
automatically updated with the correct metadata, taken from your computer's
internal clock…" 

These are my steps to reproduce:
* confirm computer is in English locale
* create PPT presentation
* insert footer
* there are two options here, choice of which determines auto updating of
date/time (see attachment)
** Update Automatically
** Fixed
** choose Update Automatically and use the drop-down to select format, Apply
* save PPT
* open PPT in OO Presentation, save as odp and then close OO
* change computer locale to Chinese (or any other locale), save
* open OO and open the OO Presentation
* notice the date/time is now in Chinese format (which is my expectation with
this process)
* close OO
* change computer locale back to English

now to see how English locale will stay throughout this process:
* confirm computer is in English locale
* create PPT presentation
* insert footer
** choose Fixed, enter date in free text field, Apply
* save PPT
* open PPT in OO Presentation, save as odp and then close OO
* change computer locale to Chinese (or any other locale), save
* open OO and open the OO Presentation
* notice the date/time is in English format (which is my expectation with this
process)

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