don't show time in dates long in the past

src/lib/strformat.js

@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ export function shortDateFormat(then, locale) {
   locale = locale || window.navigator.userLanguage || window.navigator.language;
   const now = new Date();
   if (then.getFullYear() == now.getFullYear()) {
+    // Same year.
     if (then.getMonth() == now.getMonth() && then.getDate() == now.getDate()) {
+      // Same month and day, show time only.
       return then.toLocaleTimeString(locale, {hour12: false, hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
-    } else {
+    }
+    // Different month and/or day, show month day, time.
     return then.toLocaleDateString(locale,
       {hour12: false, month: 'short', day: 'numeric', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
   }
-  }
+  // Different year: just show the date.
-  return then.toLocaleDateString(locale,
+  return then.toLocaleDateString(locale, {year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric'});
-    {hour12: false, year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit'});
 }
 
 // Convert seconds to minutes:seconds, i.e. 156 sec -> 2:36.

umd/index.dev.js

@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ function shortDateFormat(then, locale) {
         hour: '2-digit',
         minute: '2-digit'
       });
-    } else {
+    }
+
     return then.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
       hour12: false,
       month: 'short',
@@ -508,15 +509,11 @@ function shortDateFormat(then, locale) {
       minute: '2-digit'
     });
   }
-  }
 
   return then.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
-    hour12: false,
     year: 'numeric',
     month: 'short',
-    day: 'numeric',
+    day: 'numeric'
-    hour: '2-digit',
-    minute: '2-digit'
   });
 }
 function secondsToTime(seconds) {
@@ -5204,6 +5201,8 @@ class TinodeWeb extends (react__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0___default().Component)
   }
 
   handleTopicSelected(topicName) {
+    console.log("handleTopicSelected", topicName);
+
     if (this.state.newTopicParams && this.state.newTopicParams._topicName != topicName) {
       this.setState({
         newTopicParams: null