Thunderbird and the Time Format

Another personal note….

Thunderbird does not adhere to any of the time or date format settings defined via KDE system settings. So, if you want to go for a 24 hour clock as used in Europe, a German keyboard and yet stick to the general English language you need to change the global locale settings of your machine, as e.g. described here.

Still easier, log into GNOME -> System -> Administration -> Language Support and set the format to English (United Kingdom) or English (Denmark) in the Text tab. Finally, use the Apply System-Wide button.