Formatting Time to GMT when current Time Zone not known
I guess I didn't phrase my comment/question correctly
As you described the effect as a "countdown" I was thinking it could
indicate
"30 minutes to cut-off", and that the cutoff was globally, not locally,
timed.
I had read that the time was globally declared, so I thought that by
getting the difference between your local time and the targetted local time
for submissions.
If you propagate the difference and display it
"Submissions must be complete within 3 days 13 hours and 5 minutes" time
zones are immaterial.
If you add the difference to "now" in script, you could give them the date
and time in local terms couldn't you?
hth
--
Rickety
Quote:
> The reason for the timer is for all time zones is compatibility. I
wouldn't
> expect somebody from Ireland to calculate Central Standard Time, and
> similarily not expect somebody from San Fran to calculate the difference.
> In short, ease of use. All info must be received by a certain time to be
> compiled.
> The only other way around this is "Internet Time," as Swatch has Java apps
> that show the time based on longitude compared to Biel, Switzerland.
> Trust me ; )
> > > I'm writing a script that has a countdown placed in the document.title
> for
> > > an HTML document. In the long run, when the counter reaches 0, the
user
> > > will not be able to submit information (there will be a little leeway
> for
> > > people taking their time).
> > > I will have no idea who will have access to the site, and I want to
make
> > it
> > > so that I am able to compile the info at a certain time each week
> > (globally
> > > declared). I want to use GMT, but I'm not sure how to format the
> current
> > > date without knowing the current time zone.
> > > Please Help
> > If you're doing a timer count down, why is the timezone (or base)
> relevant?
> > If there's 30 minutes left GMT there's also 30 minutes left EDT.
> > hth
> > --
> > Rickety