Date widgets

Description

The date widgets have been introduced in Elementi 2016.

They can be used to display the current date in different calendars beyond the Gregorian calendar, like Buddhist, Chinese, Hebrew, Indian, Islamic, Japanese, Minguo, and Persian. The time zone, locale, and date format can be modified by the user.

To use any of these widgets, open "Widgets" > "Date" within Browse panel and drag & drop the widget into your project, as shown below.

Video tutorial

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Widgets

Dates widgets

Starting with Elementi 2016, you can find under the "Dates" folder of widget library, eleven ready-to-use widgets that automatically display the current date in various calendars, using the time zone, locale, and date format specified by the user.

• Gregorian Calendar

  Display the current date using the Gregorian calendar.

• Buddhist Calendar

  Display the current date using the Buddhist calendar.

• Chinese Calendar

  Display the current date using the Chinese calendar.

• Hebrew Calendar

  Display the current date using the Hebrew calendar.

• Indian National Calendar

  Display the current date using the Indian national calendar.

• Islamic Calendar (tabular, astronomical epoch)

  Display the current date using the Islamic calendar.

• Islamic Calendar (tabular, civil epoch)

  Display the current date using the Islamic calendar.

• Islamic Calendar (Umm al-Qura).svg

  Display the current date using the Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar.

• Japanese Calendar

  Display the current date using the Japanese calendar.

• Minguo Calendar

  Display the current date using the Minguo calendar.

• Persian Calendar

  Display the current date using the Persian calendar.

Configuration

• Time Zone

  Select the time zone. Default: Local time (i.e. the time zone set on the HMP / system running Elementi).

• Locale

  Select the locale to be used for the date and numbers.

• Format

  Click on the button (it opens the "Edit Text" dialog) and edit the text template used to display the date / time - you can change the font family, style and color of the text. The default date/time format can be changed as well.

• Day offset (available only for Islamic date widgets)

  Select a positive or negative day offset to have the desired date.