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RTC: Add option to choose between system locale and yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss #13401

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18 changes: 15 additions & 3 deletions pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ EmulationSettingsWidget::EmulationSettingsWidget(SettingsWindow* settings_dialog
m_ui.rtcDateTime->setDateRange(QDate(2000, 1, 1), QDate(2099, 12, 31));
SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(sif, m_ui.manuallySetRealTimeClock, "EmuCore", "ManuallySetRealTimeClock", false);
connect(m_ui.manuallySetRealTimeClock, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this, &EmulationSettingsWidget::onManuallySetRealTimeClockChanged);
SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(sif, m_ui.rtcUseSystemLocaleFormat, "EmuCore", "UseSystemLocaleFormat", false);
connect(m_ui.rtcUseSystemLocaleFormat, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this, &EmulationSettingsWidget::onUseSystemLocaleFormatChanged);
EmulationSettingsWidget::onManuallySetRealTimeClockChanged();
EmulationSettingsWidget::onUseSystemLocaleFormatChanged();

m_ui.eeCycleRate->insertItem(0,
tr("Use Global Setting [%1]")
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dialog()->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.manuallySetRealTimeClock, tr("Manually Set Real-Time Clock"), tr("Unchecked"),
tr("Manually set a real-time clock to use for the virtual PlayStation 2 instead of using your OS' system clock."));
dialog()->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.rtcDateTime, tr("Real-Time Clock"), tr("Current date and time"),
tr("Real-time clock (RTC) used by the virtual PlayStation 2. Date format is the same as the one used by your OS. "
"This time is only applied upon booting the PS2; changing it while in-game will have no effect. "
"NOTE: This assumes you have your PS2 set to the default timezone of GMT+0 and default DST of Summer Time. "
tr("Real-time clock (RTC) used by the virtual PlayStation 2.<br>"
"This time is only applied upon booting the PS2; changing it while in-game will have no effect.<br>"
"NOTE: This assumes you have your PS2 set to the default timezone of GMT+0 and default DST of Summer Time.<br>"
"Some games require an RTC date/time set after their release date."));
dialog()->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.rtcUseSystemLocaleFormat, tr("Use System Locale Format"), tr("User Preference"),
tr("Uses the operating system's date/time format rather than \"yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss\". May exclude seconds."));

updateOptimalFramePacing();
updateUseVSyncForTimingEnabled();
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{
const bool enabled = dialog()->getEffectiveBoolValue("EmuCore", "ManuallySetRealTimeClock", false);
m_ui.rtcDateTime->setEnabled(enabled);
m_ui.rtcUseSystemLocaleFormat->setEnabled(enabled);
}

void EmulationSettingsWidget::onUseSystemLocaleFormatChanged()
{
const bool enabled = dialog()->getEffectiveBoolValue("EmuCore", "UseSystemLocaleFormat", false);
m_ui.rtcDateTime->setDisplayFormat(enabled ? QLocale::system().dateTimeFormat(QLocale::ShortFormat) : "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
}
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.h
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Expand Up @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
void updateOptimalFramePacing();
void updateUseVSyncForTimingEnabled();
void onManuallySetRealTimeClockChanged();
void onUseSystemLocaleFormatChanged();

Ui::EmulationSettingsWidget m_ui;
};
7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.ui
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Expand Up @@ -266,6 +266,13 @@
<item row="0" column="1">
<widget class="QDateTimeEdit" name="rtcDateTime"/>
</item>
<item row="1" column="0">
<widget class="QCheckBox" name="rtcUseSystemLocaleFormat">
<property name="text">
<string>Use System Locale Format</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>
</layout>
</widget>
</item>
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions pcsx2/Config.h
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Expand Up @@ -1315,6 +1315,7 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
BackupSavestate : 1,
McdFolderAutoManage : 1,
ManuallySetRealTimeClock : 1,
UseSystemLocaleFormat : 1, // presents OS time format instead of yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss for manual RTC

HostFs : 1,

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ Pcsx2Config::Pcsx2Config()
WarnAboutUnsafeSettings = true;
EnableDiscordPresence = false;
ManuallySetRealTimeClock = false;
UseSystemLocaleFormat = false;

// To be moved to FileMemoryCard pluign (someday)
for (uint slot = 0; slot < 8; ++slot)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1973,6 +1974,7 @@ void Pcsx2Config::LoadSaveCore(SettingsWrapper& wrap)
SettingsWrapBitBool(WarnAboutUnsafeSettings);

SettingsWrapBitBool(ManuallySetRealTimeClock);
SettingsWrapBitBool(UseSystemLocaleFormat);

// Process various sub-components:

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