Fwd: [Design] [Cosmo][Sum] Time-zones on Cosmo UI

[Sheila Mooney]

Sorry, I meant to send this reply to the list.

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> From: Sheila Mooney <sheila at osafoundation.org>
> Date: December 1, 2006 1:55:57 PM PST (CA)
> To: Priscilla Chung <priscilla at osafoundation.org>
> Subject: Re: [Design] [Cosmo][Sum] Time-zones on Cosmo UI
>
> Priscilla,
>
> Sorry I am only getting around to replying to this now. When you  
> have timezones turned on can set the timezone for an individual  
> event (timezone picker appears in the detail view)? For example, I  
> might be viewing the calendar in PST but create an event and set it  
> to EST specifically.
>
> Cheers,
> Sheila
>
>
> On Nov 21, 2006, at 12:16 PM, Priscilla Chung wrote:
>
>> Mimi send out a summary of the time-zones on the Cosmo UI: http:// 
>> lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/design/2006-November/005724.html
>>
>> I just wanted to pull it out of the 'Login-related workflows  
>> update' thread to confirm the direction we're taking:
>>
>> *Not Logged-in Cosmo*
>> + The calendar canvas will be viewed in floating time-zone (ie. if  
>> you have 2 events at 2:00pm PST and 2:00pm EST, they both show up  
>> at 2:00pm)
>> + Clicking on an individual event will display the time-zone  
>> information it was created in the detail view (ie. PST, EST etc).
>>
>> *Logged-into Cosmo*
>> + If time-zone support is turned off, the calendar canvas displays  
>> events in floating time. Selecting on individual events displays  
>> no information about time-zones in the detail view. There are no  
>> labels for the calendar canvas, the collection and for the  
>> individual item.
>>
>> + If time-zone support is turned on, then the user will make a  
>> selection from the pull down (where Floating is one of the  
>> options). Based on the selection, the events will adjust  
>> accordingly on the calendar canvas. When selecting on the  
>> individual events the time-zone information will appear in the  
>> detail view.
>>
>> *Note: When you subscribe to a collection and add it to your Cosmo  
>> account:
>>
>> *If time-zone support is turned on*
>> + Based on the selection, the events will adjust accordingly on  
>> the calendar canvas. When selecting on the individual events the  
>> time-zone information will appear in the detail view based on the  
>> time-zone it was created in.
>>
>> *If time-zone support is turned off*
>> + The events appear positioned on the canvas in floating time.   
>> Selecting on individual events displays no information about time- 
>> zones in the detail view. There are no labels for the calendar  
>> canvas, the collection and for the individual item.
>>
>> Understandably, this last case (if TZ is turned off) may not be as  
>> fluid as we'd like, especially when you just saw the time-zone  
>> before subscribing. I'm just going to file a bug to revisit the  
>> time-zone issue for future.
>>
>> -Priscilla
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