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[Bug]: Calendar widget continuous month flicker

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#6288 opened on Dec 3, 2025

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What happened?

I'm seeing an issue where the 2nd month display on the Calendar widget (the one on the line that also has total income and spending) is continuously flickering between "Dec 2025" and "December 2025".

How can we reproduce the issue?

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreactcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
basic React knowledgeunderstanding of date formatting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Reproduce the flicker by navigating to the calendar widget on the line displaying total income/spending. Locate the Calendar component (likely in packages/desktop client/src/components/calendar) and find the month label rendering. Check for inconsistent date formatting or a race condition between two format states. Review recent commits or comments for clues. The fix likely involves ensuring a single consistent month format.