inputCalendar and "Today is" date format (Sorry if this is already covered)

[Andrew Robinson]

I couldn't find this exact problem in the archives... sorry if this is a repeat.

I have:

<t:inputCalendar id="start" value="#{confAdmin.conference.start}"
renderAsPopup="true" popupDateFormat="#{msg.default_dateformat}"
helpText="#{msg.default_inputcalendar_helptext}" />

Messages.properties:
default_dateformat=MM/dd/yyyy
default_inputcalendar_helptext=MM/dd/yyyy

Yet when the popup is shown, I get "Today is 15.03.2006". Why isn't
the date format used for today's date?

Version: an old (Rev #378788) svn version (was going to try 1.1.2 but
the nightly drop for core is gone)

Thanks,
Andrew