uh, so don't go on vacation during a DST switchover? for something like DST
i have trouble buying into the idea of having the PC do it for me.
DaylightSavingsHack works great for me.
i know there are a lot of Windows-haters here, but the way Windows deals
with DST is pretty good. it has a big database of timezones, and the
database is both expandable and updateable. select your timezone by name
(for instance, Arizona has its own timezone since it doesn't use DST). in
Windows, timezones essentially define an offset from GMT (which is not
necessarily in hour increments, either) and parameters describing when DST
begins and ends. the Palm devices could have a PDB file that contains a
list of all timezones, and publish new PDBs whenever every random
country/state/city/outhouse changes its mind about its DST parameters. a
Prefs panel could then allow you to select which timezone you want, and then
bingo, you're just good to go, and the OS has been designed in a highly
flexible manner. it can even have a "Custom" timezone that people can use
to define their own DST/GMToffset settings until Palm has a chance to
release an updated PDB. heck, Bozidar could even update DaylightSavingsHack
to do this.
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Sabram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: DST
> I see this type of correction being done on a conduit. This could even
> built right into the Palm Desktop. During a HoySync ...
>
> 1) Connect to the local PC
> 2) See what time zone the PC is in (both Windows and Mac have this
feature)
> 3) Adjust the time on the Palm device accordingly since it is a local
> hotsync.
>
> What is needed on the Palm is a parameter somewhere stating the local time
> difference from GMT so the difference in old time zone and synced time
zone
> could be determined. This could even be applied to cell phone's Modem
> HotSync since almost all of them now get the time from the local cell.
>
> I'll say it again, don't ignore the PC you are HotSyncing to as a source
of
> computation to offload from you handheld or heard at a developer's
gathering
> a while ago, "No Palm device is an island." :)
>
> Steve
>
> Mark Nudelman wrote:
>
> > Hal Mueller wrote:
> > > There are places that are fractions of an hour ahead or behind.
> > > Northern and southern hemispheres switch in different directions at
> > > not quite similar times of year. There are pockets of time zones
> > > that don't observe DST at all.
> >
> > Strictly within the United States, it's much simpler. For any place in
> > the U.S. there are only two choices: it has DST according to the federal
> > rules, or it does not have DST at all. The (current) federal rules are:
> > DST starts at 2:00am (local standard time) on the first Sunday in April,
> > and ends at 2:00am (local DST) on the last Sunday in October.
> > --Mark
>
>
