diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
index b87eee8d1..151fee15c 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.js
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function initDisplay(settings) {
   const row_type_overide = date_formatter.defaultRowTypes();
   mergeMaps(row_types,row_type_overide);
   mergeMaps(row_types,settings.row_types);
-  const row_defs = (settings.row_defs != null && settings.row_defs.length > 0)?
+  var row_defs = (settings.row_defs != null && settings.row_defs.length > 0)?
       settings.row_defs : date_formatter.defaultRowDefs();
 
   var heights = {
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ function initDisplay(settings) {
     medium: [40,25],
     mlarge: [45,35],
     large: [50,40],
-    vlarge: [60,50]
+    vlarge: [60,50],
+    slarge: [100,90]
   };
 
   var rotations = {
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ function initDisplay(settings) {
     }
   });
   // dereference the setup variables to release the memory
+  row_defs = null;
   row_types = null;
   heights = null;
   rotations = null;
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.hyb.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.hyb.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c2357738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.locale.hyb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+const DateFormatter = require("slidingtext.dtfmt.js");
+const numberToText = require("slidingtext.utils.en.js").numberToText;
+const dayOfWeek = require("slidingtext.utils.en.js").dayOfWeek;
+
+class EnglishDateFormatter extends DateFormatter {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    format00(num){
+        const value = (num | 0);
+        if(value > 99 || value < 0)
+            throw "must be between in range 0-99";
+        if(value < 10)
+            return "0" + value.toString();
+        else
+            return value.toString();
+    }
+
+    formatDate(date){
+
+        const hours_txt = this.format00(date.getHours());
+        const mins_txt = numberToText(date.getMinutes());
+        const day_of_week = dayOfWeek(date);
+        const date_txt =  day_of_week + " " + this.format00(date.getDate());
+        return [hours_txt,mins_txt[0],mins_txt[1],date_txt];
+    }
+    defaultRowTypes() {
+        return {
+            large: {
+                size: 'slarge',
+                scroll_off: ['left','down'],
+                scroll_in: ['up','left'],
+            },
+            medium: {
+                scroll_off: ['down'],
+                scroll_in: ['up'],
+                angle_to_horizontal: 90
+            },
+            small: {
+                size: 'ssmall',
+                scroll_off: ['left','right'],
+                scroll_in: ['left','right'],
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    defaultRowDefs(){
+        return [
+            {
+                type: 'large',
+                init_coords: [0.05,0.35],
+                row_direction: [0.0,1.0],
+                rows: 1
+            },
+            {
+                type: 'medium',
+                init_coords: [0.7,0.95],
+                row_direction: [1.0,0.0],
+                angle_to_horizontal: 90,
+                rows: 2
+            },
+            {
+                type: 'small',
+                init_coords: [0.05, 0.1],
+                row_direction: [0.0, 1.0],
+                rows: 1
+            }
+        ];
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = EnglishDateFormatter;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
index 7a0df074e..b09dc6235 100644
--- a/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
+++ b/apps/slidingtext/slidingtext.settings.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     console.log("loaded:" + JSON.stringify(settings));
     const locale_mappings = (bangleVersion > 1)? {
         'en' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
-        'en p': {
+        'en alt': {
             date_formatter: 'en',
             row_types: {
                 large:{
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             ]
         },
         'en2': { date_formatter: 'en2' },
-        'en2 p': { date_formatter: 'en2',
+        'en2 alt': { date_formatter: 'en2',
             row_types: {
                 vsmall: {
                     color: 'minor',
@@ -109,14 +109,16 @@
         'de': { date_formatter: 'de'},
         'es': { date_formatter: 'es'},
         'jp': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
-        'dgt': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
+        'hybrid': { date_formatter: 'hyb'},
+        'digits': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
     } : {
         'en' : { date_formatter: 'en' },
         'fr': { date_formatter:'fr'},
         'de': { date_formatter: 'de'},
         'es': { date_formatter: 'es'},
         'jp': { date_formatter: 'jp'},
-        'dgt': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
+        'hybrid': { date_formatter: 'hyb'},
+        'digits': { date_formatter: 'dgt'},
     }
 
     const locales = Object.keys(locale_mappings);