Re: [FEATURE REQUEST] Timezone support in org-mode datestamps and org-agenda

[Ihor Radchenko]

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

>> >> I am not sure what is the problem.
>> >> The timestamps that should stay in local time will be automatically
>> >> updated as your system TZ is updated.
>> >
>> > Then Org shall know what was local time! Without being specified in
>> > the time stamp, it has to be specified somewhere, as computer can't
>> > know at which time zone was it specified.
>> 
>> We need nothing to use current time zone. And we already do it.
>> 
>> System clock knows the current time zone. Emacs has an ability to
>> determine current time zone. See `current-time-zone'. This works
>> automatically (and already) because we use `encode-time'.
>
> Then you did not understand the point.
>
> For users who use Org personally, in single place, single time zone,
> who do no travel, who do not share headings, tasks, and files
> internationally, they really do not need hussle with time zones!
>
> However, when nice strong guy makes an Org file with list of tasks in
> Ukraine and send it to nice girl Florida, she will simply think that
> at 9 o'clock she has to discuss making visa with her fiance, but
> fiance is already pissed off because she did not appear at online
> meeting.

Sure. Then, a guy from Ukraine can add default timezone to the shared
file/heading. It will then apply to all the timestamps that do not
explicitly specify the time zone in the file/heading contents.

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