FW: [Logic] UTC

Tue, 09 Apr 2002 10:43:17 -0500

Good grief, Whats wrong with going to tools/setup/station information
and changing your UTC offset. to what ever it needs. you only have to do
this twice a year. That's not hard to remember. instead of making such a
darn big issue of it.

Ole

Gil Baron wrote:
> 
> I do not understand why this is so hard. I want DST for all my other
> programs as do most people so I cannot tell it not to update.
> 
> Why not get it whenever you log the record. That is the time it is needed.
> What I do not want is to have the wrong UTC ever put in the log when I log a
> record. That is the way you get in trouble. You then send a qsl using the
> wrong time and they do not find you in the log so no card.
> 
> Even if you did it only when you started logic, (corrected the offset I
> mean) it would result in a far smaller chance of logging the wrong time.
> You could also have a setting that says to do it automatically or force the
> user to do it. That would satisfy all. You could even make the current
> method be the default.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PDA [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 5:04 AM
> To: Gil Baron; [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: FW: [Logic] UTC
> 
> Ok, no one is forcing anyone to use UTC.
> 
> All you need to do is tell your computer to local
> time, and to NOT automatically update the clock for
> DST.  If DST comes or goes, so what--LOGic still
> logs correctly.  When you change your system clock,
> change LOGic.
> 
> Getting the UTC offset from Windows sounds like a
> great idea unless you think about it.  LOGic has to
> be operational while DST changeover happens. This
> would require checking the system time zone every
> time we update the clock.  Or it could be done only
> when requesting the time to put in a QSO record,
> but that would require a second clock, and the time
> logged could be different from what is displayed in
> info, and doubtless someone would be upset abt
> that.
> 
> So, I'm open to suggestions.
> 
> 73,
> 
> DH
> From:                   "Gil Baron" <[email protected]>
> To:                     "Logic Support."
> <[email protected]>
> Subject:                FW: [Logic] UTC
> Date sent:              Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:05:15 -
> 0500
> 
> Dennis , as you can see, I am not the only one that
> thinks that you should
> fix the time problem. It is VERY easy to mess up
> your contacts and then you
> do not get a QSL.
> 
> I pointed this out way back in version 3. Can you
> give a reasonable
> explanation of why this has not been fixed? At the
> very least it should be
> an option. Forcing me to us UTC on my system is
> not acceptable.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Smidt [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:43 AM
> To: Gil Baron
> Subject: Re: [Logic] UTC
> 
> Come to think of it Gil, I forgot one year and almost
> screwed up some very
> nice DX. This is something for our 'wish list', Dennis
> has taken note I am
> sure.
> 
> 73,   Carl  VE9OV
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gil Baron" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:36 AM
> Subject: RE: [Logic] UTC
> 
> > It is easy to change. That is not the point. It is even easier to forget,
> > then you have incorrect times. This is a SAD lack of function on the part
> of
> > logic if true. A windows program is supposed to get time offsets from
> > windows, not force you to do it yourself.
> >
> > I hope some day this is done.
> >
> > Note this is not sent to the list, I am afraid to.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Carl Smidt
> > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 7:21 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Logic] UTC
> >
> >
> > I would say that it is pretty easy to change even without it being
> > automatic. Three clicks of the mouse does it: 1) click the (+ -) sign in
> > Info window, 2) click UTC Offset (up/down), 3) click, 'ok'. Almost less
> work
> > than typing in a call.
> >
> > 73,  Carl  VE9OV
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gil Baron" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:00 PM
> > Subject: [Logic] UTC
> >
> >
> > > Is there any way to make Logic automatically handle the system time. The
> > > system time changed fine at the time change but Logic still has a
> standard
> > > time offset.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me how to make this work WITHOUT setting my system clock
> > to
> > > UTC? I cannot do that as other programs in use require local time.
> > >
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