[Panel-devel] [Bug 154438] New: Plasma clock widget should show current timezone rather than "Local"

[jamese]

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           Summary: Plasma clock widget should show current timezone rather
                    than "Local"
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: panel-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: james.ellis gmail com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.97.0)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

Hi

The first time I started up KDE4 RC2, I had a look at the clock - nice but no timezone by default. I work in multiple timezones so I like to have my clock timezone displayed. Works really nicely in KDE3.5 with the mouseover of the clock showing all the timezones I've asked to be displayed (NY, UTC, Sydney etc)
So, on configuration of the panel clock I click "Show Timezone" and it says "Local". I configure again and choose "Australia/Sydney" as the timezone and my clock jumped forward 11 hours.

I now understand why it jumped (read bug 154102 for that) but I think that having the time zone displayed as "Local" isn't a good idea.

Here's a use case:
I'm in Sydney, my clock shows "08:52 Local". I fly to Perth, 3 hours behind, my clock might show "15:32 Local".
Now, thats Sydney local time, not Perth Local time. Of course, the clock shouldn't do a magic time shift unless it was hooked up to a GPS. It would be better to show "08:52 Australia/Sydney" and "15:32 Australia/Sydney" in the cases mentioned -- and if I want a Perth clock I add that widget to my desktop.

If space was at a premium, the clock could show Sydney or just AU/Sydney (using the ISO3166 country code).


Thanks
james