Yep, probably that's what I'll do... although I just found this site: http://citytimezones.info/. They have a nice free database for cities timezone around the world... I'm tempted do implement a timezone picker based on it.
On 29 December 2010 00:34, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > I think all those descriptions actually come from the JDK classes, not > the Android stuff, and they have been like that for at least the past > 10 years. Personally, I'd just use them... > > On Dec 29, 6:09 am, Pedro Duque <[email protected]> wrote: > > The problem is not the size it's the content itself... and the > > getDisplayName is even worse... > > > > You get stuff like "America/Bahia" with a description of "Brasilia Time" > but > > San Francisco or New York is nowhere to be found. :( > > > > PMD > > > > On 28 December 2010 16:01, Pent <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I need to implement a timezone picker, but > > > > TimeZone.getAvailableIDs< > > >http://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/TimeZone.html#getAva.. > > > .>() > > > > return is a big mess (at least in Samsung Galaxy S). > > > > > It is pretty big :-) > > > > > You could copy the nice list from the settings app manually. > > > > > Shame the one from Settings isn't usable programatically actually > > > (like so many built-in things... NumberPicker springs to mind). At > > > least it wasn't when I last tried. > > > > > Pent > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > <android-developers%2bunsubs[email protected]> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
