>>The user is expected to create two repeating events
But how does one set a repeating event for the last Sunday of October?
Todd Augsburger
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Subject: Re: Daylight Savings Time and Palm
From: Peter Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 13:33:41 -0700
X-Message-Number: 33
At 02:26 PM 3/30/2001, Chris DiPierro wrote:
>In OS/4.0 there's a preference that the user can set to "On/Off", but no,
>Palm does not automatically correct for DST. It merely asks the user. And
>again, this is OS/4.0 only.
That's right. Specifically, Palm OS 4.0 includes a Date & Time panel in
which you can turn daylight saving time on or off. This automatically
adjusts the system clock by an hour, as expected. There is no reminder
facility or automatic application of daylight saving time. The user is
expected to create two repeating events if they'd like to be reminded of the
need to turn DST on or off. Since so many other clocks/watches/etc need to
be manually adjusted, you'd still want to be told about DST, even if it were
automatically turned on or off. The rules for DST vary from place to place,
and are much more complex than most people think. In the US, for example,
most states observe the federally defined DST rules, but some states choose
not to participate, and some counties choose to go their own way, differing
on DST policy from the state they are part of. Palm OS currently makes no
attempt to define DST rules according to the locale you specify.
--
Peter Epstein
Palm Inc. Developer
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