here is the JS code https://gist.github.com/solomax/e86cc77694d67120b8f5 to
get DST start date/time (if any)
only minute offset was not tested due to impossibili to set TZ "Chatham
Island" on my Ubuntu)

similar code can be added to get DST end date/time

the code also might need to be "polished" a little


On 3 September 2014 19:59, Martin Grigorov <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sep 3, 2014 10:39 AM, "Maxim Solodovnik" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Actually my code can be extended to get
> > 1) if TZ has DST or not
> > 2) what month DST happening
> > 3) the day of month DST happening
> > 4) hour of day DST happening
> >
> > I believe after all this info is available the list of time zones with
> > certain offset can be reduced to better match current user TZ.
> > I can provide sample JS code for 1-4 above
>
> This will increase the chance to include it ! ;-)
>
> >
> >
> > On 3 September 2014 14:22, Martin Grigorov <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Maxim,
> > >
> > > Can you please provide more information how your code solves the
> problem ?
> > > AFAIU Robert explains that Wicket's code properly detects the timezone
> > > offset, but since there are many timezone ids for a given offset it is
> not
> > > easy to detect the correct DST from the offset.
> > > In your code I don't see anything that should provide the missing
> timezone
> > > id.
> > > Or I am missing something ?
> > >
> > > Martin Grigorov
> > > Wicket Training and Consulting
> > > https://twitter.com/mtgrigorov
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Maxim Solodovnik <[email protected]
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > Some time ago we had user query [1] claiming wicket based TZ
> detection is
> > > > not accurate.
> > > > I believe the detection can be enhanced: DST rules can be detected
> using
> > > JS
> > > > code and taken into account while TZ guessing
> > > >
> > > > here is the example of JS code determining month TZ switch is
> happening:
> > > > [2] line 50
> > > >
> > > > Maybe it worth to implement something like this in Wicket?
> > > >
> > > > [1] http://markmail.org/message/v7vmfburg4zrtizk
> > > > [2]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
> https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openmeetings/branches/3.0.x/src/main/webapp/js/openmeetings_functions.js?revision=1562780&view=markup
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > WBR
> > > > Maxim aka solomax
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > WBR
> > Maxim aka solomax
>



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