Index: date_api_elements.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/date/date_api_elements.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.49.2.1.2.54
diff -u -p -r1.49.2.1.2.54 date_api_elements.inc
--- date_api_elements.inc	13 Apr 2010 20:09:42 -0000	1.49.2.1.2.54
+++ date_api_elements.inc	29 Apr 2010 01:06:42 -0000
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function date_text_process($element, $ed
   $element['date']['#weight'] = !empty($element['date']['#weight']) ? $element['date']['#weight'] : $element['#weight'];
   $element['date']['#default_value'] = is_object($date) ? date_format_date($date , 'custom', $element['#date_format']) : '';
   $element['date']['#attributes'] = array('class' => (isset($element['#attributes']['class']) ? $element['#attributes']['class'] : '') .' date-date');
-  $element['date']['#description'] = ' '. t('Format: @date', array('@date' => date_format_date(date($element['#date_format'], time())), 'custom', $element['#date_format']));
+  $element['date']['#description'] = ' '. t('Format: @date', array('@date' => date_format_date(date_now(), 'custom', $element['#date_format'])));
   
   // Keep the system from creating an error message for the sub-element.
   // We'll set our own message on the parent element.
Index: date_popup/date_popup.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/date/date_popup/date_popup.module,v
retrieving revision 1.42.2.1.2.53
diff -u -p -r1.42.2.1.2.53 date_popup.module
--- date_popup/date_popup.module	13 Apr 2010 20:09:42 -0000	1.42.2.1.2.53
+++ date_popup/date_popup.module	29 Apr 2010 01:06:43 -0000
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function date_popup_process_date(&$eleme
     $sub_element['#value'] = $sub_element['#default_value'];
   }
   // TODO, figure out exactly when we want this description. In many places it is not desired.
-  $sub_element['#description'] = ' '. t('Format: @date', array('@date' => date_format_date(date($date_format, time())), 'custom', $date_format));
+  $sub_element['#description'] = ' '. t('Format: @date', array('@date' => date_format_date(date_now(), 'custom', $date_format)));
   return $sub_element;
 }