[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3962: WordPress should adjust for DST ("location" appropriate)

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#3962: WordPress should adjust for DST ("location" appropriate)
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 Reporter:  iacas           |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  task (blessed)  |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  high            |    Milestone:  2.8      
Component:  Date/Time       |      Version:  2.1.2    
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  needs-testing   |  
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Comment(by sambauers):

 Replying to [comment:89 Otto42]:
 > Oh, and also, your whole UI is totally AJAX dependent.

 A lot of the admin is Javascript dependent. A fallback should be written
 if the patch is accepted, I'm happy to do this.

 > No hints whatsoever.

 The note says they can enter a zoneinfo zone.

 > The dropdown with actual standard *valid* names is still far superior.

 You keep pushing the "standards" line but adherence to standards is not
 the point here. For example, HTML is a standard but we don't force people
 to write their posts using it. We can and sometimes do provide a human
 usable/readable layer in front of standards if there is a perceived
 benefit. The idea that raw ZoneInfo names are '''optimum''' as a naming
 solution for the user interface is wrong. What I have provided does have
 faults, some of which you have pointed out, but that doesn't exclude it
 from consideration or make it something that we shouldn't work to improve
 on as a UI solution.

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