Posted by amygdala on 07/08/07 02:04

"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
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> amygdala wrote:
>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
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>>> Rami Elomaa wrote:
>>>> ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
>>>> > If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you
>>>> care
>>>>> what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
>>>>> the client in your database?
>>>> Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
>>>> timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
>>>> their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
>>>> convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's
>>>> common localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
>>>>
>>> I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
>>> digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
>>> tell me what time it is?
>>>
>>> As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
>>>
>>> You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last
>> visited / contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
>
> Why? Do you think users really *care*?
>

I didn't say *I* would use it. I was only trying to guess what the OP was
after. Also, I was gonna add that I couldn't find any real valuable use for
it, but perhaps there is. Come to think of it, and perhaps a bit far
fetched:

What if I had a bank account at some international bank and I wanted to see
at what local time I made my last payment transaction to some firm?

Just a thought.

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