Re: [Wonder-disc] ERXTimeZoneDetector

[Paul H. <pa...@lo...>]

Hi Jesse,

On 12 Oct 2017, at 06:06, Jesse Tayler <jt...@oe...> wrote:

> I keep getting reports that timezones are sometimes wrong for the first time you view the page?

Do you mean you’re seeing something at the application level that means the timezone hasn’t been detected, or are you talking about an error somewhere (browser, stack trace)?

> I’ve seen it myself and it keeps getting reported. I tried moving the ERXTimeZoneDetector up in the DOM so the javascript would render sooner, but this had no effect that I can identify.
> 
> Do others use this for presenting local times? Is it reliable for anyone?

We use it all the time, and have never seen an application-level issue that I can recall. We occasionally see obscure time zones reported by browsers (e.g., 'SystemV/CST6’ from a Samsung/Android phone) which cause issues elsewhere in the app, but that’s pretty much it. And, for what it’s worth, we stick it at the bottom of the page.


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