Author Topic: FARR Plugin: TimeZone [Update version 1.4.2] (Read 305,294 times)

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #75 on:** September 06, 2009, 11:21 AM »

Quote from: lanux128 on September 06, 2009, 01:56 AM

for some reasons, Stuttgart is not listed on the "Cities" drop-down list. i tried the "TZ ReDownload" option several times but there is no change. i also tried adding the code (317) manually in the "timezone.ini" file but it shows only the local time. any clues to why this happens?

it's the oddity of the site: Stuttgard is not on their City page (I guess you can't have every city).

It must be the same timezone as Berlin? Make Berlin the Favourite and add "Stuttgart" as the Label and tick Replace ("Rep")

And, that's right: adding 317 as the URL doesn't work... I think I check the favourites against the data. Must admit that I didn't realise that they had "hidden" cities $:-\$

lanux128 · « **Reply #76 on:** September 06, 2009, 12:14 PM »

Quote from: Perry Mowbray on September 06, 2009, 11:21 AM

It must be the same timezone as Berlin? Make Berlin the Favourite and add "Stuttgart" as the Label and tick Replace ("Rep")

must be constraints of the system to have only certain number of cities. anyway, both cities are in the same time zone and therefore substituting Berlin for Stuttgart works fine. luckily it's not timeandweather.com. so thanks for the superb suggestion.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #77 on:** September 07, 2009, 03:18 AM »

And I'll also have a look at adding the possibility of having custom cities

lanux128 · « **Reply #78 on:** September 07, 2009, 05:09 AM »

thanks, that will be very useful. it would save me a lot of scrolling in the 'cities' crop-down list.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #79 on:** September 08, 2009, 01:55 PM »

Quote from: lanux128 on September 07, 2009, 05:09 AM

thanks, that will be very useful. it would save me a lot of scrolling in the 'cities' crop-down list.

Have a look at the new version... It wont lessen the scrolling, but it does add Custom URLs to the Favourites so at least you can navigate to the right DateAndTime.com page

I've also added a new alias "tzs" that will search TimeAndDate for the required location (if it's not available in the drop-down list).

Hope that helps $:-\$

BTW:
1. the drop-down list will read keypresses to highlight the next node starting with the keypress.
2. You weren't wanting more than 5 favourites??

TucknDar · « **Reply #80 on:** September 20, 2009, 07:54 AM »

I have a strange problem with TimeZone (TZ). The plugin does what I expect, but whenever I have TZ loaded, FARR will stay open when I launch a program. So in other words, if I type notepad and press enter, FARR will launch notepad, but still remains open, unless I remove TZ. Then FARR will do as expected, i.e. launch notepad and "disappear"

Any idea what could be causing this? Must be a conflict somewhere?

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #81 on:** September 21, 2009, 04:43 AM »

I've asked ecaradec about this, as I only remember it "appearing" relatively recently?

~~I got around this~~ by setting the following option: [edit: just discovered that it doesn't fix it, well it only does with TimeZone.]

CleverCat · « **Reply #82 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:44 AM »

I have same problem!

ecaradec · « **Reply #83 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:52 AM »

If the plugin don't care about the result the correct return is nothing or false. If the plugin return an integer, fscript would set the closeafterp parameter and tell FARR to not close.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #84 on:** September 21, 2009, 08:59 AM »

Quote from: ecaradec on September 21, 2009, 06:52 AM

If the plugin don't care about the result the correct return is nothing or false. If the plugin return an integer, fscript would set the closeafterp parameter and tell FARR to not close.

Thanks, that's my problem.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #85 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:00 PM »

Quote from: CleverCat on September 21, 2009, 06:44 AM

I have same problem!

and

Quote from: TucknDar on September 20, 2009, 07:54 AM

I have a strange problem with TimeZone (TZ). The plugin does what I expect, but whenever I have TZ loaded, FARR will stay open when I launch a program. So in other words, if I type notepad and press enter, FARR will launch notepad, but still remains open, unless I remove TZ. Then FARR will do as expected, i.e. launch notepad and "disappear"

Any idea what could be causing this? Must be a conflict somewhere?

Yes: me

Fixed now: at least here. Please try and let me know if it's OK for you too?

cranioscopical · « **Reply #86 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:21 PM »

Hi Perry,

1.2.1. does it for me!

Thanks very much for the extra effort, much appreciated!

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #87 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:44 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on September 21, 2009, 12:21 PM

1.2.1. does it for me!

Thanks very much for the extra effort, much appreciated!

No, Thank you!

TucknDar · « **Reply #88 on:** September 21, 2009, 04:45 PM »

Fixed!

CleverCat · « **Reply #89 on:** September 22, 2009, 06:45 AM »

All good here - thanks Perry!

mouser · « **Reply #90 on:** October 02, 2009, 03:14 AM »

im not sure timezone plugin works in Windows 7 -- anyone else try it with any luck?

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #91 on:** October 02, 2009, 05:16 AM »

Quote from: mouser on October 02, 2009, 03:14 AM

im not sure timezone plugin works in Windows 7 -- anyone else try it with any luck?

Are you on Win7, and it's not working?

I'm not, but it's a script that writes to the drive: would that cause issues and require permissions?

mouser · « **Reply #92 on:** October 02, 2009, 05:28 AM »

got a report from friend with the trouble -- yeah thats what i figured it would be.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #93 on:** October 02, 2009, 07:53 AM »

Quote from: mouser on October 02, 2009, 05:28 AM

got a report from friend with the trouble -- yeah thats what i figured it would be.

It'd probably be good to get a standard "fix" for this sort of thing put into the Wiki (when you know if it works) $:-\$

dortom · « **Reply #94 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:19 PM »

Dear Perry,

I have set up the plugin but it does not give me different times.
It shows all areas as my time.
I attach the log file and a print screen.

Find+Run Robot v2.80.02
Timezone 1.21
Windows XP Pro Sevice Pack 3

Can you help

Thanks

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #95 on:** January 06, 2010, 01:42 PM »

Quote from: dortom on January 06, 2010, 01:19 PM

I have set up the plugin but it does not give me different times.
It shows all areas as my time.
I attach the log file and a print screen.

Hi dortom! 1st post... welcome to the site!

OK, looking at your log it seems that the times were downloaded in 24 hr time format, which is not being interpreted correctly by the script. This is generally set on the site to automatic time format based on language/country.

You could try setting a 12 hr time format on http://www.timeanddate.com/custom/site.html and see if that helps (ie set the time format on the site then select ReDownload in FARR TimeZone). Or have you already set the format on the site to 24 hr format??

I'll have to allow for 24 hr time format in the next release.

dortom · « **Reply #96 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:55 AM »

Thanks for the very fast reply.

I have tried changing my system format, changing the "timeanddate" format and am not getting anywhere. Before I installed the plugin I had setup at "timeanddate" a "personal clock" in 24 hr format, does this have any connection
When I open the link that I see in FARR e.g http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=44 I see the time as "Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 19:53:15" which is correct.

I am and was using 24 hrs on my system

Should the FARRTimeZone.exe icon be showing all the time after I have redownloaded? It starts and stops, how should it behave?

Attached current settings

Thanks

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #97 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:04 AM »

Quote from: dortom on January 07, 2010, 05:55 AM

I have tried changing my system format, changing the "timeanddate" format and am not getting anywhere. Before I installed the plugin I had setup at "timeanddate" a "personal clock" in 24 hr format, does this have any connection

Yes I think so, try setting timeanddate to 12 hour time.

No, it's not your system format; it's the format on their page.

Quote from: dortom on January 07, 2010, 05:55 AM

When I open the link that I see in FARR e.g http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=44 I see the time as "Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 19:53:15" which is correct.

Yes the page will be fine. It's just Timezone is not getting the times correctly.

Quote from: dortom on January 07, 2010, 05:55 AM

Should the FARRTimeZone.exe icon be showing all the time after I have redownloaded? It starts and stops, how should it behave?

Yes, that's correct. The exe is what downloads and writes the data file. It'll run and then quit.

Let me know how you go after changing the timeanddate settings.

dortom · « **Reply #98 on:** January 07, 2010, 02:27 PM »

Thank you,
I went into my personal clock at "Timeanddate" and changed the format there.
I am now seeing the correct time in 12 h format.

Perry Mowbray · « **Reply #99 on:** January 08, 2010, 03:08 AM »

All good then. Thanks for getting back.