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[IDV #YNY-540744]: Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT. [1061]
- Subject: [IDV #YNY-540744]: Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT. [1061]
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:58:16 -0600
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> Any idea how difficult this is to change? Seems like the most accepted unit
> is UTC now, and no longer GMT.
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it is in the user preference: Formats&Data, you can select the time zone.
Yuan
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> ----==== Inquiry ====----
> 1061
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> ----==== Summary ====----
> Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT.
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> ----==== Request ====----
> 2011-06-17 - Rick Kohrs
> I suggest that McIDAS-V default to %u201CUTC%u201D labels for the times,
> rather than %u201CGMT%u201D.
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> From Wikipedia
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> %u201CIn casual use, when fractions of a second are not important, Greenwich
> Mean Time (GMT) can be considered equivalent to UTC or UT1. Saying "GMT"
> often implies either UTC or UT1 when used within informal or casual contexts.
> In technical contexts, usage of "GMT" is avoided; the unambiguous terminology
> "UTC" or "UT1" is preferred.[6]%u201D
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> http://dcdbs.ssec.wisc.edu/inquiry-v/index.php?inquiry=1061
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YNY-540744
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
