[Design] [cosmo][proposal][bug 6189] Refining the time zone proposal in ticket view

[Priscilla Chung]

*This is not new proposal, this is an update to bug 6189*
Reference bug: https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6195
+ Original e-mail thread on time zone on Cosmo UI: http:// 
lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/design/2006-December/005819.html

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I'm basically trying to refine the proposal so we're all clear on  
what is being implemented for 0.7. I sat down with Bobby and reviewed  
some of the time zone issues in ticket view.

I've added a time zone section on the 0.7 spec:
http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoZeroDotSevenSpec#TimeZone

*The open design issue about the time zone in ticket view:*
+ "Javascript can't access the time zone info of the host per se, it  
can only get the current off set, which lets you GUESS the time- 
zone." —meaning the time zone displayed is the local system/browser  
time zone, but it cannot be saved or interpreted as the names listed  
in the time zone picker.
+ How does the web UI encourage users to pick a time zone, because  
the collection they are viewing has time zone information?

*Proposal we've agreed on:*
+ If there is time zone information in the shared collection, display  
the time zone picker in both the dashboard and calendar views. The  
user will be able to see they have not selected a time zone. See  
updated mock up of the location of the time zone picker: http:// 
chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoZeroDotSevenSpec#CurrentMockUp
+ If there is no time zone information or if the time zone  
information is in floating time, then the time zone picker will not  
appear in floating time.
+ If the shared collection has time zone information, individual  
event items will still display time zone information in the detail  
view and on the lozenge.

*Updated proposal for ticket view:*
+ When a user views the collection with time zone information in  
ticket view, it will default to 'Select a time zone…' in the time  
zone picker.

*Updated proposal for hub account holders:*
+ Users who create a new account on the hub are *required to specify  
a time zone*. (This will affect the sign up workflow.)
+ When account holders add a collection with time zone information to  
their account, it will display in the time zone specified by the hub  
account holder. This will eliminate the alert bar to appear for most  
of the users, unless the user specifically turned time zone off.
+ If the hub account user decides to turn off time zone information,  
then an alert bar will appear when the user views adds the collection  
with time zone information to their account.

See updated sign up work flow under the time zone section: http:// 
chandlerproject.org/Projects/CosmoZeroDotSevenSpec#SignUp (I will be  
updating the spec with images to follow.)

*Note:* Not everything is required for 0.7 and everything is subject  
to schedule. Any changes feature updates will be tracked with bugzilla.
-Priscilla
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