From 6c691f59e807ee603b2f4ccad8751b1c34410292 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PesBandi <127593627+PesBandi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 13:45:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [OOBE] Properly localize View on GitHub and release date in
 What's new (#45847)

## Summary of the Pull Request
* Move hardcoded string *View on GitHub* to `Resources.resw`
* Respect `DateTimeFormat.MonthDayPattern` in release date
* Dots in the date are escaped so that they don't accidentally trigger a
markdown list
## PR Checklist

- [ ] Closes: #xxx
- [ ] **Communication:** I've discussed this with core contributors
already. If the work hasn't been agreed, this work might be rejected
- [ ] **Tests:** Added/updated and all pass
- [x] **Localization:** All end-user-facing strings can be localized
- [x] **Dev docs:** No need
- [x] **New binaries:** None
- [x] **Documentation updated:** No need

## Detailed Description of the Pull Request / Additional comments
Nothing changes in the English version, only difference is in languages
that don't use `MMMM d`.
## Validation Steps Performed
Manually tested with Slovak, Czech, German, English.
---
 .../SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs     | 3 ++-
 src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw       | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs
index 278612290a..a26d15759c 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/ScoobeReleaseNotesPage.xaml.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
                 var releaseUrl = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, GitHubReleaseLinkTemplate, release.TagName);
                 releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"# {release.Name}");
-                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{release.PublishedDate.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)} • [View on GitHub]({releaseUrl})");
+                string formattedDate = release.PublishedDate.ToString($"{CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.MonthDayPattern}, yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+                releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"{formattedDate.Replace(".", "\\.")} • [{ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader.GetString("ScoobeReleaseNotes_ViewOnGitHub")}]({releaseUrl})");
                 releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
                 releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine("&nbsp;");
                 releaseNotesHtmlBuilder.AppendLine();
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
index cffb5372be..8c9bed2782 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -2195,6 +2195,9 @@ From there, simply click on one of the supported files in the File Explorer and
   <data name="ScoobeWindow_TitleTxt.Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>What's new in PowerToys</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ScoobeReleaseNotes_ViewOnGitHub" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>View on GitHub</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="SettingsWindow_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>PowerToys Settings</value>
     <comment>Title of the settings window when running as user</comment>