Version: unknown (using KDE 3.95.00 (KDE 4.0 Beta4)) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18.8-0.7-default The TZ selection dialog from the analog clock is very unfriendly to use: - It's not structured according to the Regions on the world (In KDE3 you had a tree where the first level was the region and the second level the towns) - The list is unsorted and can not be sorted as clicking on the list headers are ignored
this is just using the regular ktimezonewidget from kdelibs. reassigning to kdelibs.
I tried different approaches on this, like: http://imagebin.ca/view/GWu4TT.html and http://imagebin.ca/view/FH_Yv3.html The checkbox approach has a problem as different Apps using this widget will need only one or more than one selected TimeZone, and they are currently setting the SelectionMode (select one or more than one items) to do that. The checkbox approach would break that. (or shall we implement a basic function to set that ? ) Also, in both on the approaches, there could be some usability issue. As if you are in the middle of a Region, and you can see the "Region" parent, you won't know where you are. (you should know a bit of geography :P) I could try to polish them a bit a post them on reviewkde.
SVN commit 1051752 by dfaure: Improve usability of the clock applet's multi-timezone selection dialog, using checkboxes rather than unintuitive and fragile multiselection. Coded over the Faeroe Islands, on the way to Reykjavik. I'll commit the two-liner that ports kdebase/workspace/libs/plasmaclock to this next Monday. CCBUG: 151636 M +31 -0 tests/ktimezonewidget_unittest.cpp M +71 -10 widgets/ktimezonewidget.cpp M +42 -0 widgets/ktimezonewidget.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1051752
SVN commit 1054862 by dfaure: Improve usability of the clock applet's multi-timezone selection dialog, using check marks rather than multiselection. This needs an updated kdelibs. Fixed for: 4.4 BUG: 151636 M +1 -1 clockapplet.cpp M +3 -0 timezonesConfig.ui WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1054862
This resolution is a welcome improvement, but doesn't seem to cover the original problem about the difficulty of finding timezones that are not grouped by region.
This is true. Reopening.
(In reply to Aaron J. Seigo from comment #1) > this is just using the regular ktimezonewidget from kdelibs. reassigning to > kdelibs. Aaron are you able to confirm if this is still an issue?
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