#116 Locale date formats don't work correctly

[roger lindberg]

there is a strange behaviour in Timeline 1.8 with the date format (which makes me crazy):

• My Timeline is always set to "Locale date formats" because I want the date in the german format DD.MM.YYYY
• When I open an existing file (example: famous painters) and double click on one event I have the wrong date format YYYY.MM.DD
• I disable the preference "Locale date formats", close the dialogue
• I enable the preference "Locale date formats", close the dialogue
• Now my events have the correct german format DD.MM.YYYY
• But next time I open again my files the german date format is lost again. The pref in Timeline is still set to "Locale date
  formats", the parameter in die cfg file: ...;Locale date formats=True;...

[roger lindberg]

Suggested solution: Find out what's going on and fix it

[roger lindberg]

The locale date formatter was overwiretten with the DefaultDateFormatter in timelinexml.py