theming date browser label

I finally solved it my self.
I post here the solution in case people want to do it.

function phptemplate_date_views_browser_period_label($period, $date) {
  include_once(drupal_get_path('module', 'date') .'/date.inc');
  // use the m/d/Y part of the preferred short date format
  if ($period != 'hour') {
    $format = explode(' ', variable_get('date_format_medium', 'm/d/Y - H:i'));
  }
  else {
    $format = str_replace(':i', '', variable_get('date_format_short', 'm/d/Y - H:i'));
  }
  return t('%month %year', array('%month' => date_gmdate($format[1], $date), '%year' => date_gmdate($format[2], $date)));
}

function phptemplate_date_views_browser_navigation($label, $period, $prev, $next, $view) {
    theme_add_style(drupal_get_path('module', 'date') .'/date.css');
    $output  = '<h2 class="date-browser-label">'. $label .'</h2>';
    $output  .= '<p class="date-browser-navigation">';
    $output .= l(t('‹ prev %period  ', array('%period' => $period)), $prev, array('class' => 'page-previous'));
    $output .= l(t(' |   next %period  ›', array('%period' => $period)), $next, array('class' => 'page-next'));
    $output .= '</p>';
  return $output;
}

This will print 'August 2006' instead of Month of '01/08/2006'

I re-opened and changed this to bug report cause as stated here the theme function that display the period label doesn't take in account different from default date format as set in the drupal date and time settings.

The problem is that actually the theme function take the medium format string, explode it using spaces as separator and print the first value of the array.
This means that if I keep the medium format default value it prints 08/01/2006 but if I change the display of medium format in drupal date settings (for example 2006, August 1 - 12:00) it prints just "2006,".
It's true that I can theme it and change that function (as I did) but for normal user this is a weird behaviour.
So, I was wondering if there's a way to recognize which format I'm using or to use the format I set in the date field setting.

Hope this is clear, now.
Thanks,
Dodo

P.S. I tried to find a solution but I haven't be able to.

It's true; it uses the short format, but this doesn't change the fact that if I choose to display the short format in a different way from default (i.e. '2006 Nov 19 - 14:58' ) it just will display '2006' as label since the original function explode the string using spaces as separators and than (array_shift) return the first value.
therefor with the default short format ( 11/19/2006 - 14:58) everything is ok but once I make a change, it won't work correctly.
There's a screenshot that shows what happens with the above short format selected(there's no ovveride applied).
Anyway I think this a minor issue that can be left as is since the function is themable.

Tell me if I'm wrong.
In the meanwhile I re-open the issue.

Thanks.

I'm really sorry, Karen. I didn't mean to bother you.
I promise that this is my last post on this issue and I'm not going to reopen it (I had enough, too), but I think that I wasn't able to let you understand where's the problem (for sure because of my bad english and cause I mixed different topics together)...

anyway, this is my last attempt:
The problem occurs with the included theme (therefor without applying any customization (no theme override, no custom template, no customization at all!)) simply by selecting a short date format (in drupal/admin/settings) that display the date using spaces as separator instead of slashes (for example the one selected in the screenshot).

So forget my theme override template I proposed above and try this in a fresh drupal installation:
1. create a date browser view.
2. go to www_yourtestsite_com/admin/settings and choose the last select option (should something like '2006 Nov 20 - 02:05') as short date format on the date settings collapsible.
3. visit your date browser view URL
4. The label should display 'month of 2006 that doesn't mean anything.
In case this doesn't happen consider me a sucker.

feel free to skip this post and go on with the great job you're doing with this indispensable module.

Dodo