Re: [ros-dev] ReactOS Setup Wizard Scroll Bar for Timezone.

[Adam Babcock]

Alex Ionescu wrote:
>   Adam Babcock wrote:
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> >   K McI wrote:
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> > >  Mike Swanson wrote:
> > >  | I don't mind the Windows default... I am in the Pacific Time Zone
> > >  (Seattle) :P
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> > >  But say you're in Germany. If you've previously told ROS that you speak
> > >  German, wouldn't it make sense to default to whatever timezone Germany
> > >  is in? (Windows may already do this, I don't know)
> > >  
> >  While it makes sense, windows does not already do this.
> >  
>  I don't think that's a valid assumption. Many of us choose French as 
>  default language, but we wouldn't want to be placed in the France 
>  timezone. Of course, Windows does ask for "Location", and it should at 
>  least use that for a timezone guess, but the language selection 
>  shouldn't be a factory, imo. Unless you want to get into bloated code 
>  such as if (Location == CANADA && Language == FR) Timezone = Quebec.
>  
>  Then again, choosing Seattle isn't better either. I would just start 
>  with GMT as default. Makes everyone happy.
>  
>  Best regards,
>  Alex Ionescu
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As I also live in Montreal, I can't believe I didn't think about that. 
Having ROS select a default timezone based on location also would not 
work, even your example based on location and language, for example, 
there are a large number of French speaking people living in Alberta. 
Perhaps starting with GMT would be the best for a default.