diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fbe0cb1a8..48ea4b9de 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 2004-09-25  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
+        * src/DateDisplay.py: add set_format function
+	* src/GrampsCfg.py: update RelLib display
+	* src/GrampsGconfKeys.py: import os
+	* src/RelLib.py: change _parser to parser and _display to display
 	* src/const.py.in: remove calendar directory
 	* src/gramps_main.py: remove calendar directory
 	* configure.in: remove calendar directory
diff --git a/src/DateDisplay.py b/src/DateDisplay.py
index b9e80c25d..792aa10fd 100644
--- a/src/DateDisplay.py
+++ b/src/DateDisplay.py
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ class DateDisplay:
             self._display_islamic,
             ]
 
+    def set_format(self,format):
+        self.format = format
+
     def verify_format(self,format):
         """
         Verifies that the format value is within the correct range.
diff --git a/src/GrampsCfg.py b/src/GrampsCfg.py
index 98f33dad3..691c8a88f 100644
--- a/src/GrampsCfg.py
+++ b/src/GrampsCfg.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def get_toolbar_style():
 def set_calendar_date_format():
     format_list = DateHandler.get_date_formats()
     DateHandler.set_format(GrampsGconfKeys.get_date_format(format_list))
+    RelLib.display.set_format(GrampsGconfKeys.get_date_format(format_list))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/src/GrampsGconfKeys.py b/src/GrampsGconfKeys.py
index 8c873a698..615f20626 100644
--- a/src/GrampsGconfKeys.py
+++ b/src/GrampsGconfKeys.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ except ImportError:
     gconf = gnome.gconf
 
 
+import os
+
 client = gconf.client_get_default()
 client.add_dir("/apps/gramps",gconf.CLIENT_PRELOAD_NONE)
 
diff --git a/src/RelLib.py b/src/RelLib.py
index 282b8abc7..7bfcbd713 100644
--- a/src/RelLib.py
+++ b/src/RelLib.py
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ CONF_VERY_LOW  = 0
 # Class definitions
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-_display = DateHandler.create_display()
-_parser  = DateHandler.create_parser()
+display = DateHandler.create_display()
+parser  = DateHandler.create_parser()
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -991,12 +991,12 @@ class Event(PrimaryObject,DataObj):
 
     def set_date(self, date) :
         """attempts to sets the date of the Event instance"""
-        self.date = _parser.parse(date)
+        self.date = parser.parse(date)
 
     def get_date(self) :
         """returns a string representation of the date of the Event instance"""
         if self.date:
-            return _display.display(self.date)
+            return display.display(self.date)
         return u""
 
     def get_preferred_date(self) :
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ class Event(PrimaryObject,DataObj):
         """returns a string representation of the date of the Event instance,
         enclosing the results in quotes if it is not a valid date"""
         if self.date:
-            return _display.quote_display(self.date)
+            return display.quote_display(self.date)
         return u""
 
     def get_date_object(self):
@@ -1408,12 +1408,12 @@ class LdsOrd(SourceNote):
         """attempts to sets the date of the ordinance"""
         if not self.date:
             self.date = Date.Date()
-        _parser.set_date(self.date,date)
+        parser.set_date(self.date,date)
 
     def get_date(self) :
         """returns a string representation of the date of the ordinance"""
         if self.date:
-            return _display.display(self.date)
+            return display.display(self.date)
         return u""
 
     def get_date_object(self):
@@ -1748,13 +1748,13 @@ class Address(DataObj):
     def set_date(self,text):
         """attempts to sets the date that the person lived at the address
         from the passed string"""
-        self.date = _parser.parse(text)
+        self.date = parser.parse(text)
 
     def get_date(self):
         """returns a string representation of the date that the person
         lived at the address"""
         if self.date:
-            return _display.display(self.date)
+            return display.display(self.date)
         return u""
 
     def get_preferred_date(self):