Changing the year overview appearance

After installation AllDay shows a year overview common to many countries in the western hemisphere. Still there are differences in the way such a calendar is displayed some of which can be adjusted to local conditions.

First day of week

In some countries or regions a week starts with Sunday. Other countries or regions choose Monday, Friday or Saturday. The year overview of AllDay can be switched to show any day of week as the first one. To change the day of week weeks start with

  1. select Preferences... from menu Edit

  2. in the user preferences dialog set the desired day of week in field First day of week and

  3. press button OK

Header color

Each month box in the year overview shows a row having abbreviations of the week day each column holds. To adjust the color of this week day header

  1. select Preferences... from menu Edit

  2. in the user preferences dialog click the button next to the colored box Header color

  3. choose a color in the color picker dialog and

  4. press button OK

Special day / Sunday / Sabbath

Each country or region has a special day during the week some minted by religious backgrounds some by political regulations. Some countries for example have Sunday as a special day, some have Saturday or Friday.

Day of week for special day

To set the day of week that is to be shown as such a special day

  1. select Preferences...from menu Edit

  2. in the user preferences dialog set the desired day of week in field Day of week in box Sunday / Sabbath and

  3. press button OK

Color for special day

The day of week selected as the special day as shown above is shown in red on white by default. To set a differnt color for the special day

  1. select Preferences... from menu Edit

  2. in the user preferences dialog click the button next to the colored field Color in box Sunday / Sabbath

  3. choose a color in the color picker dialog and

  4. press button OK