Index: Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/DateViewHelper.php
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--- Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/DateViewHelper.php	(Revision 2522)
+++ Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/DateViewHelper.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * (depending on the current date)
  *
  * <code title="Custom date format">
- * <f:format.date format="H:i">{dateObject}</f:format.date>
+ * <f:format.date format="%H:%M">{dateObject}</f:format.date>
  * </code>
  *
  * Output:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * (depending on the current time)
  *
  * <code title="strtotime string">
- * <f:format.date format="d.m.Y - H:i:s">+1 week 2 days 4 hours 2 seconds</f:format.date>
+ * <f:format.date format="%d.%m.%Y - %H:%M:%S">+1 week 2 days 4 hours 2 seconds</f:format.date>
  * </code>
  *
  * Output:
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
 	 * Render the supplied DateTime object as a formatted date.
 	 *
 	 * @param mixed $date either a DateTime object or a string that is accepted by DateTime constructor
-	 * @param string $format Format String which is taken to format the Date/Time
+	 * @param string $format Format String which is taken to format the Date/Time (compatibble to strftime)
 	 * @return string Formatted date
 	 * @author Christopher Hlubek <hlubek@networkteam.com>
 	 * @author Bastian Waidelich <bastian@typo3.org>
 	 * @api
 	 */
-	public function render($date = NULL, $format = 'Y-m-d') {
+	public function render($date = NULL, $format = '%Y-%m-%d') {
 		if ($date === NULL) {
 			$date = $this->renderChildren();
 			if ($date === NULL) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 				throw new Tx_Fluid_Core_ViewHelper_Exception('"' . $date . '" could not be parsed by DateTime constructor.', 1241722579);
 			}
 		}
-		return $date->format($format);
+		return strftime($format, $date->format('U'));
 	}
 }
 ?>
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