Calendar settings: chevrons alone, weekday names short or full, the first day of the week #859

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opened 2026-10-10 16:01:28 +00:00 by tiagoagueda · 1 comment

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Three settings in Appearance for the calendar: the period buttons show their labels or only the chevrons; weekday headings abbreviated or in full; and the first day of the week.

What exists today

Weekday names are abbreviated (agenda.py:650, formats.date_format(…, "D"); the week view's headings calendar.html:302); day and agenda use the full name.
The first day of the week is the locale's (reports.week_start, applications/reports.py:70-81, FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK from config/formats/<locale>/), used by the calendar and the reports. No per-person setting; the Language and time page holds language and time zone only (accounts/forms.py:1441-1446).
Adding a setting: the nav_underline path (model field, migration, form, template, context processor, export and import lists).

What would change

Profile.calendar_labels (boolean), weekday_names (short, long), first_weekday (blank = the language's, or 0–6); week_start takes the person's choice, so the week, the month grid and the reports agree.

Decisions

Where. Recommended: labels and weekday names in Appearance; the first day of the week on Language and time, beside the language whose default it overrides.
Narrow screens keep the abbreviation whatever the setting. Recommended.

Checked against main at 8c3d03570. From the maintainer's improvements list of 2026-10-07.

Three settings in Appearance for the calendar: the period buttons show their labels or only the chevrons; weekday headings abbreviated or in full; and the first day of the week. ## What exists today - Weekday names are abbreviated (`agenda.py:650`, `formats.date_format(…, "D")`; the week view's headings `calendar.html:302`); day and agenda use the full name. - The first day of the week is the locale's (`reports.week_start`, `applications/reports.py:70-81`, `FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK` from `config/formats/<locale>/`), used by the calendar **and** the reports. No per-person setting; the *Language and time* page holds language and time zone only (`accounts/forms.py:1441-1446`). - Adding a setting: the `nav_underline` path (model field, migration, form, template, context processor, export and import lists). ## What would change - `Profile.calendar_labels` (boolean), `weekday_names` (`short`, `long`), `first_weekday` (blank = the language's, or 0–6); `week_start` takes the person's choice, so the week, the month grid and the reports agree. ## Decisions - **Where.** Recommended: labels and weekday names in Appearance; the first day of the week on *Language and time*, beside the language whose default it overrides. - **Narrow screens** keep the abbreviation whatever the setting. Recommended. Checked against `main` at `8c3d03570`. From the maintainer's improvements list of 2026-10-07.

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Calendar: Previous, This month and Next as one group, and the period itself opens a picker #858

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