GNU bug report logs - #33149
Please add a "calender-use-numeric-time-zone-names" variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 33149 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33149: Please add a "calender-use-numeric-time-zone-names" variable
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2020 14:20:52 +0800

>>>> In Calendar, if one doesn't want to see ambiguous time zones names,
>>>> like "CST",
>>>> in .emacs one must put e.g.,
>>>> (setq calendar-standard-time-zone-name "+0800")

                                             ^^^^^^had to hardwire a
                                             certain number, because
                                             there is no way to tell it
                                             to just show me numbers,
                                             instead of names.

LI> So where are you seeing these time zones?  Please provide a recipe to
LI> see the problem.

$ emacs -Q -nw -f calendar
S [calendar-sunrise-sunset]
120.2 24 [longitude latitude]

Aug 9, 2020: Sunrise 5:33am (CST), sunset 6:36pm (CST) at 24N, 120.2E (13:03 hrs daylight)
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