Index: lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
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diff -u -r39ab7e944590b5773efab07a5c5344cd51916efd -r984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168
--- lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 39ab7e944590b5773efab07a5c5344cd51916efd)
+++ lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168)
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@
  %>
 <%@ tag body-content="empty" %>
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
+<%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
-<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="both" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+<%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
 
+<c:if test="${empty type}">
+	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
+<c:choose>
+	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
+	</c:when>
+	<c:otherwise>
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+	</c:otherwise>
+</c:choose>
Index: lams_tool_chat/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
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diff -u -r6b48d7643dda77bdad77a24c3af3f0b3d9cec1c2 -r984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168
--- lams_tool_chat/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 6b48d7643dda77bdad77a24c3af3f0b3d9cec1c2)
+++ lams_tool_chat/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168)
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@
  %>
 <%@ tag body-content="empty" %>
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
+<%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
-<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="both" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+<%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
 
+<c:if test="${empty type}">
+	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
+<c:choose>
+	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
+	</c:when>
+	<c:otherwise>
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+	</c:otherwise>
+</c:choose>
Index: lams_tool_example/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
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diff -u -r6b48d7643dda77bdad77a24c3af3f0b3d9cec1c2 -r984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168
--- lams_tool_example/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 6b48d7643dda77bdad77a24c3af3f0b3d9cec1c2)
+++ lams_tool_example/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 984e863869aef7ce1fe8243649afb68fc8897168)
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@
  %>
 <%@ tag body-content="empty" %>
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
+<%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
-<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="both" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+<%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
 
+<c:if test="${empty type}">
+	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
+</c:if>
+
+<c:choose>
+	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
+	</c:when>
+	<c:otherwise>
+		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="full" />
+	</c:otherwise>
+</c:choose>