Feature Request

Imar · #1 (**permalink**) August 26th, 2003, 03:43 PM

Hi there,

Would it be possible to display the local server time somewhere on the page? Since the post time doesn't adapt to my timezone (which could be another feature request, but I appreciate the time it would take to implement that), it would be nice to see what time it is at the server, so it's easier to figure out how long ago a certain message was posted......

A nice place for this would be at the bottom of each page, right after the "This page was generated in 0.11 seconds":

This page was generated in 0.11 seconds at 10:42 p.m.

Please????? ;)

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Imar · #2 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 01:00 PM

Heeeee, thanks for adding this. Really makes it easier to track posts......

Thanks,

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

stephanel · #3 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 01:57 PM

Is the server time is Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time?

StÃ©phane Lajoie

bluckcuck · #4 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 02:09 PM

Eastern Standard Time

That's why there's the (EST) after the time :D

Bruce Luckcuck
Director, Applications & Support Services
Wiley Publishing, Inc.

kilika · #5 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 02:36 PM

Are the posts all EST as well? It does not list it by each post time. (Just wanted to make sure)

Chris

bluckcuck · #6 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 05:53 PM

A new feature has been added to the forums that allows you to set your preferred time zone.

See this topic for the announcement:

http://p2p.wrox.com/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=45

If you don't set a preferred time zone, all times and dates on the site are based on Eastern Standard time (EST).

Bruce Luckcuck
Director, Applications & Support Services
Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Imar · #7 (**permalink**) August 29th, 2003, 06:16 PM

Great. This is even better than displaying the sever time and a lot more than I was hoping for with my initial request.

Thanks, Bruce.

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

SerranoG · #8 (**permalink**) September 2nd, 2003, 07:02 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by bluckcuck
Eastern Standard Time

That's why there's the (EST) after the time :D

Eastern Daylight Savings Time is not over until the last weekend in October. That's when EST kicks in. We're still in EDT.

Greg Serrano
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division

Hal Levy · #9 (**permalink**) September 2nd, 2003, 08:02 AM

The original time system did not correct for Daylight Savings time- so, while it was 8PM here in NJ EDT.. the server was showing the 7PM EST time....

Now, with the futher refined system, Bruce has given us the ability to set our own timezones and, if selected, will correct for Daylight Savings Time.

So, even though the system is upgraded now- at the time of posting the server was, in fact, showing EST.

Hal

Hal Levy
Unemployed (Thanks GWB)
NOT a Wiley/Wrox Employee

bluckcuck · #10 (**permalink**) September 2nd, 2003, 08:24 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by SerranoG
We're still in EDT.

Greg Serrano
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division

Not in Indiana we're not.

Indianapolis (where this site is hosted) does not observe daylight savings time. It is EST all year long here.

Bruce Luckcuck
Director, Applications & Support Services
Wiley Publishing, Inc.