diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13ee1b5..aa2eb5a 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 20 Apr 2008:
 	fr.po updated
 	correction done in the '>' command help text
+	html manuals updated with date format configuration options
 	
 19 Apr 2008:
 	scrollbar added in general configuration menu
diff --git a/doc/manual_de.html b/doc/manual_de.html
index f888e00..a8a0da5 100755
--- a/doc/manual_de.html
+++ b/doc/manual_de.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
 <!--
 /*
- *	$calcurse: manual_de.html,v 1.16 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ *	$calcurse: manual_de.html,v 1.17 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -582,6 +582,28 @@ allgemeines Verhalten.</p>
     zu w&auml;hlen. Wird die Option auf <span class="emp">ja</span> gesetzt, wird Montag 
     als erster Tag der Woche festgelegt. Ist <span class="emp">nein</span> gew&auml;hlt, 
     beginnt die Woche sonntags.</dd>
+
+    <div class="todo">
+    <dt><code>output_datefmt</code>
+    (default: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+    <dd>This option indicates the format to be used when displaying dates
+    in non-interactive mode. Using the default values, dates are displayed the
+    following way: <span class="emp">mm/dd/aa</span>.
+    You can see all of the possible formats by typing <code>man 3 strftime</code>
+    inside a terminal.</dd>
+
+    <dt><code>input_datefmt</code>
+    (default: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+    <dd>This option indicates the format that will be used to enter dates in
+    <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Three choices are available:
+    <ol>
+      <li>mm/dd/yyyy</li>
+      <li>dd/mm/yyyy</li>
+      <li>yyyy/mm/dd</li>
+    </ol>
+    </dd>
+    </div>
+
 </dl>
 
 
@@ -945,7 +967,8 @@ derjenigen, denen ich Danke sagen m&ouml;chte:
 <li>Neil Williams f&uuml;r die &Uuml;bersetzung ins Englische.</li>
 <li>Leandro Noferini f&uuml;r die &Uuml;bersetzung ins Italienisches.</li>
 <li>Tony f&uuml;r seine Patches, welche die Funktion
-recur_item_inday() verbessern half </li>
+recur_item_inday() verbessern half 
+<span class="todo">, and for implementing the date format configuration options</span></li>
 <li>Jeremy Roon f&uuml;r die &Uuml;bersetzung ins Dutch.</li>
 <li><div class="todo">Erik Saule for its patch implementing the '-N' flag</div></li>
 <li>Leute die Programme geschrieben haben, die ich mag und mich inspiriert haben, insbesondere:
@@ -964,7 +987,7 @@ Benutzer, die mir Ihr Feedback mitgeteilt haben.</p>
 	Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Culot<br>
 	German translation by Michael Schulz
 	<code>&lt;bloodshower .at. web .dot. de&gt;</code>, and Chris.<br>
-	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 05, 2008<br>
+	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 20, 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/doc/manual_en.html b/doc/manual_en.html
index c320c64..6eb1715 100755
--- a/doc/manual_en.html
+++ b/doc/manual_en.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
 <!--
 /*
- *	$calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.16 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ *	$calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.17 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -607,6 +607,23 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
 		<span class="emp">yes</span>, Monday will be first in the calendar view. Else if
 		the option is set to <span class="emp">no</span>, then Sunday will be the first
 		day of the week.</dd>
+                <dt><code>output_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format to be used when displaying dates
+                in non-interactive mode. Using the default values, dates are displayed the
+                following way: <span class="emp">mm/dd/aa</span>.
+                You can see all of the possible formats by typing <code>man 3 strftime</code>
+                inside a terminal.</dd>
+                <dt><code>input_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format that will be used to enter dates in
+                <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Three choices are available:
+                <ol>
+                  <li>mm/dd/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>dd/mm/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>yyyy/mm/dd</li>
+                  </ol>
+                </dd>
 	</dl>
 
 
@@ -997,7 +1014,8 @@ msgid ""
 	<li>Neil Williams for the english translation</li>
 	<li>Leandro Noferini for the italian translation</li>
 	<li>Tony for its patch which helped improving the
-	recur_item_inday() function</li>
+	recur_item_inday() function, and for implementing the date format configuration 
+        options</li>
 	<li>Jeremy Roon for the dutch translation</li>
 	<li>Erik Saule for its patch implementing the '-N' flag</li>
 	<li>people who write softwares I like and which inspired me, 
@@ -1016,7 +1034,7 @@ msgid ""
 
 <div class="footer">
 	Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Culot<br>
-	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 05, 2008<br>
+	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 20, 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/doc/manual_es.html b/doc/manual_es.html
index 527679b..16e391b 100755
--- a/doc/manual_es.html
+++ b/doc/manual_es.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
 <!--
 /*
- *	$calcurse: manual_es.html,v 1.13 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ *	$calcurse: manual_es.html,v 1.14 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -604,6 +604,27 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
 	    Por el contrario, si esta opción esta fijada en <span class="emp">no</span>, entonces el Domingo
 	    será el primer día de la semana.
 	    </dd>
+
+            <div class="todo">
+            <dt><code>output_datefmt</code>
+            (default: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+            <dd>This option indicates the format to be used when displaying dates
+            in non-interactive mode. Using the default values, dates are displayed the
+            following way: <span class="emp">mm/dd/aa</span>.
+            You can see all of the possible formats by typing <code>man 3 strftime</code>
+            inside a terminal.</dd>
+            <dt><code>input_datefmt</code>
+            (default: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+            <dd>This option indicates the format that will be used to enter dates in
+            <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Three choices are available:
+            <ol>
+              <li>mm/dd/yyyy</li>
+              <li>dd/mm/yyyy</li>
+              <li>yyyy/mm/dd</li>
+              </ol>
+            </dd>
+            </div>
+
         </dl>
 
 <h2>5.2 Color (temas)<a name="options_colors"></a></h2>
@@ -960,7 +981,8 @@ msgid ""
 	<li>Joel por su script del calendario que inspiro la vista de calendario de <code>calcurse</code> </li>
 	<li>Michael Schulz y Chris M. por la traducción al alemán de <code>calcurse</code> y su manual</li>
 	<li>Neil Williams por la traducción al ingles</li>
-	<li>Tony por el patch que me ha ayudado a implementar la funcion recur_item_inday()</li>
+	<li>Tony por el patch que me ha ayudado a implementar la funcion recur_item_inday()
+        <span class="todo">, and for implementing the date format configuration options</span></li>
 	<li>José López por la traducción al Español de <code>calcurse</code> y su manual</li>
 	<li>Jeremy Roon por la traducción al holandes</li>
 	<li>Leandro Noferini por la traducción al italiano</li>
@@ -982,7 +1004,7 @@ msgid ""
 	Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Culot<br>
 	Traducido al Español por José López
 	<code>&lt;testinground .at. gmail .dot. com&gt;</code><br>
-	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 05, 2008<br>
+	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 20, 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/doc/manual_fr.html b/doc/manual_fr.html
index e062db8..90d4b84 100755
--- a/doc/manual_fr.html
+++ b/doc/manual_fr.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
 <!--
 /*
- *	$calcurse: manual_fr.html,v 1.17 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ *	$calcurse: manual_fr.html,v 1.18 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -669,7 +669,26 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
 		  Si l'option <code>semaine_commence_lundi</code> est fixée à
 		  <span class="emp">oui</span>, les semaines du calendrier commenceront le lundi.
 		  Par contre si cette option est fixée à <span class="emp">non</span>,
-		  les semaines débuteront le dimanche.</dd>
+		  les semaines débuteront le dimanche.
+                </dd>
+                <dt><code>format_date_sortie</code>
+                  (valeur par défaut: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>Indique le format qui sera utilisé pour afficher les dates en mode
+                  non-interactif. Par défaut, les dates sont affichées comme suit :
+                  <span class="emp">mm/jj/aa</span>. 
+                  Les différents formats disponibles sont visibles en
+                  tapant la commande suivante dans un terminal: <code>man 3 strftime</code>.
+                </dd>
+                <dt><code>format_date_entrée</code>
+                  (valeur par défaut: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>Indique le format qui sera utilisé pour entrer les dates dans 
+                  <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Trois choix sont possibles :
+                  <ol>
+                  <li>mm/jj/aaaa</li>
+                  <li>jj/mm/aaaa</li>
+                  <li>aaaa/mm/jj</li>
+                  </ol>
+                </dd>
         </dl>
 
 
@@ -1136,7 +1155,8 @@ msgid ""
 	et de son manuel</li>
 	<li>Neil Williams pour la traduction anglaise</li>
 	<li>Tony pour son patch qui a permis d'améliorer la fonction
-	recur_item_inday()</li>
+	recur_item_inday(), et pour l'implémentation des options de configuration
+        concernant les formats de date</li>
 	<li>Jeremy Roon pour la traduction en Néerlandais</li>
 	<li>Leandro Noferini pour la traduction en Italien</li>
 	<li>Erik Saule pour son patch qui a permis d'implémenter l'option '-N'
@@ -1157,7 +1177,7 @@ msgid ""
 
 <div class="footer">
 	Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frédéric Culot<br>
-	Calcurse version 2.1 - Dernière modification: 05 Avril 2008<br>
+	Calcurse version 2.1 - Dernière modification: 20 Avril 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/doc/manual_it.html b/doc/manual_it.html
index 96f58ce..d3338a6 100755
--- a/doc/manual_it.html
+++ b/doc/manual_it.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
 <!--
 /*
- * $calcurse: manual_it.html,v 1.2 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ * $calcurse: manual_it.html,v 1.3 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -666,6 +666,27 @@ d'ambiente<a name="basics_invocation_environment"></a></h3>
 	    domenica o lunedÃ¬, far iniziare la settimana nella
 	    finestra del calendario.
 	  </dd>
+
+                <div class="todo">
+                <dt><code>output_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format to be used when displaying dates
+                in non-interactive mode. Using the default values, dates are displayed the
+                following way: <span class="emp">mm/dd/aa</span>.
+                You can see all of the possible formats by typing <code>man 3 strftime</code>
+                inside a terminal.</dd>
+                <dt><code>input_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format that will be used to enter dates in
+                <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Three choices are available:
+                <ol>
+                  <li>mm/dd/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>dd/mm/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>yyyy/mm/dd</li>
+                  </ol>
+                </dd>
+                </div>
+
 	</dl>
 
 
@@ -1189,6 +1210,7 @@ d'ambiente<a name="basics_invocation_environment"></a></h3>
     <li>
       Tony per la sua patch che ha contribuito a migliorare la
       funzione recur_item_inday()
+      <span class="todo">, and for implementing the date format configuration options</span>
     </li>
     <li>
       Jeremy Roon per la traduzione olandese
@@ -1223,7 +1245,7 @@ d'ambiente<a name="basics_invocation_environment"></a></h3>
 
 <div class="footer">
   Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Culot<br>
-  Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 05, 2008<br>
+  Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 20, 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/doc/manual_nl.html b/doc/manual_nl.html
index 43cdc3e..d388b05 100755
--- a/doc/manual_nl.html
+++ b/doc/manual_nl.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//NL">
 <!--
 /*
- *	$calcurse: manual_nl.html,v 1.8 2008/04/05 15:42:13 culot Exp $
+ *	$calcurse: manual_nl.html,v 1.9 2008/04/20 12:43:13 culot Exp $
  *
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -611,6 +611,27 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
 		<span class="emp">ja</span>, dan zal maandag als eerste staan in het kalender
 		overzicht. Anders staat zondag als eerste dag van de week.
 		</dd>
+
+                <div class="todo">
+                <dt><code>output_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">%D</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format to be used when displaying dates
+                in non-interactive mode. Using the default values, dates are displayed the
+                following way: <span class="emp">mm/dd/aa</span>.
+                You can see all of the possible formats by typing <code>man 3 strftime</code>
+                inside a terminal.</dd>
+                <dt><code>input_datefmt</code>
+                (default: <span class="emp">1</span>)</dt>
+                <dd>This option indicates the format that will be used to enter dates in
+                <span class="emp">calcurse</span>. Three choices are available:
+                <ol>
+                  <li>mm/dd/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>dd/mm/yyyy</li>
+                  <li>yyyy/mm/dd</li>
+                  </ol>
+                </dd>
+                </div>
+
 	</dl>
 
 <h2>5.2 Kleurenschema's<a name="options_colors"></a></h2>
@@ -984,7 +1005,8 @@ msgid ""
 	handleiding</li>
 	<li>Neil Williams voor de engelse vertaling</li>
 	<li>Leandro Noferini voor de italian vertaling</li>
-	<li>Tony voor zijn patch die de recur_item_inday functie verbeterde.</li>
+	<li>Tony voor zijn patch die de recur_item_inday functie verbeterde
+        <span class="todo">, and for implementing the date format configuration options</span></li>
 	<li>Jeremy Roon voor de nederlandse vertaling van
 	<code>calcurse</code> en handleiding</li>
 	<li><div class="todo">Erik Saule for its patch implementing the '-N' flag</div></li>
@@ -1006,7 +1028,7 @@ msgid ""
 
 <div class="footer">
 	Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Culot<br>
-	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 05, 2008<br>
+	Calcurse version 2.1 - Last change: April 20, 2008<br>
 </div>
 </div>
 
