Display dates more nicely.

5 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7ad5d5b31..b3c62fc5e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2007 UK Citizens Online Democracy. All rights reserved.
 # Email: francis@mysociety.org; WWW: http://www.mysociety.org/
 #
-# $Id: application_helper.rb,v 1.5 2007-09-12 08:52:23 francis Exp $
+# $Id: application_helper.rb,v 1.6 2007-10-09 20:02:13 francis Exp $
 
 module ApplicationHelper
 
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
         end
     end
 
+    # Basic date format
+    def simple_date(date)
+        return date.strftime("%e %B %Y")
+    end
+
 end
 
diff --git a/app/views/list/index.rhtml b/app/views/list/index.rhtml
index 7161ff10d..60d1ae0ba 100644
--- a/app/views/list/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/list/index.rhtml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <tr class="<%= cycle('odd', 'even') %>">
     <td><%= link_to h(info_request.title), :controller => 'request', :action => 'index', :id => info_request %></td>
     <td><%= link_to h(info_request.user.name), :controller => 'user', :action => 'index', :name => info_request.user.name %></td>
-    <td><%= info_request.created_at %></td>
+    <td><%= simple_date(info_request.created_at) %></td>
   </tr>
 <% end %>
 </table>
diff --git a/app/views/request/index.rhtml b/app/views/request/index.rhtml
index 3c61ce179..950ecd8e9 100644
--- a/app/views/request/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/request/index.rhtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Request to <%=h @info_request.public_body.name%>
 <p>
 Created by 
 <%= link_to h(@info_request.user.name), :controller => 'user', :action => 'index', :name => @info_request.user.name %>
-on <%= @info_request.created_at %>
+on <%= simple_date(@info_request.created_at) %>
 </p>
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/user/index.rhtml b/app/views/user/index.rhtml
index 5e7b8a67e..535eab8d9 100644
--- a/app/views/user/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/user/index.rhtml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 <% for display_user in @display_users %>
     <h2><%=@title%></h2>
 
-    <p>Registered <%= display_user.created_at %></p>
+    <p>Registered on <%= simple_date(display_user.created_at) %></p>
     <p>Freedom of Information requests made by this person:</p>
     <ul>
     <% for info_request in display_user.info_requests %>
-    <li><%= link_to h(info_request.title), :controller => 'request', :action => 'index', :id => info_request %></td>
+    <li><%= link_to h(info_request.title), :controller => 'request', :action => 'index', :id => info_request %></li>
     <% end %>
     </ul>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index f33df7c8e..8d0947378 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ Make it say "dear" as default letter
 
 Write some tests (try it their way, at every level)
 
-Check all controllers to be sure non-action functions are private
-
-Format dates nicely
-
 Rename back links in admin interface
 
 Tidying