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[CraigD]

Originally Posted by Tormod

I frankly don't understand why the developer chose that format (who the heck remembers weekly numbers these days...).

Payroll managers and staff in companies with weekly and biweekly pay cycles. Decades ago, I supported the computer system for a payroll deparment, and picked up the mindset.

Also, people who still use paper calendars (the serious kind with lots of numbers on them), or who have software calendars that show week numbers on a commonly used view - and notice the feature (I just realized Palm desktop has them, and I've used it for over a decade!).

Still, it's a pretty goofy convention, and I hope you find a switch to make it more sensible.

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