Hi Patrick,
ok, that works, thanks. It would be great if UT could be entered like
JD, a single text box. Under the 'more options' would be a good spot.
Thanks,
Sander
Patrick Chevalley wrote:
>
> Hi Sander,
>
> To use UT time just uncheck "Country Timezone" in Observatory setting
> and select GMT.
>
> I don't like the idea to add timezone setting in the time window, this
> add a lot of confusion in the
> past version. Now there is just a reminder of which timezone is selected.
> Also if no preselection is done by country the list of timezone to
> select is too big.
>
> But if the need is only to enter the UT time for an event I can add an
> input field where you can
> past a formated UT date as you show. This can be added on the "More
> Options" button, with the DT-UT
> value.
>
> The advantage of the new system is you can use any timezone and it
> show the real current time when
> you press the Now button. i.e it is now 18:10 UT, if I set the
> timezone to EST the chart time show
> 13:10, and if I change to Eastern Australia it show 03:10, totally
> independent of the computer
> timezone setting.
>
> This also solve all the problem with DST for any date in the past,
> this is incredible how often the
> rule change. So often I don't give any warranty for date in the future :-)
>
> Patrick
>
>
