This timer thing is cool...
Timer?
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Hai-yaaaa!Das is gut.
We could make it a forum games-only affair if you lot're scared, but it'd be very helpful for mod release dates and such.
Spoiler the snag :
And I am fine with the format, as I'm an american.
But I would like the option to make it only measure hours (for mod releases, I don't think we'll be going down to the last second).
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
Its nice to see a step forward on this site without people spending years begging for it 
I don't know why but I seem to be having an issue with this: it only loads if I use the Advanced Reply function. 
Also, this is the standard format:
[TIMER=M/D/YYYY H:MM AM/PM ZONE; TIMEUP PHRASE][/ TIMER]
Does it need to have the [/TIMER] at the end? It's already a self-contained tag.
P.S. can we make it change colours? I've just experimented a bit and Font and size can be applied, but not colour.
Also, this is the standard format:
[TIMER=M/D/YYYY H:MM AM/PM ZONE; TIMEUP PHRASE][/ TIMER]
Does it need to have the [/TIMER] at the end? It's already a self-contained tag.
P.S. can we make it change colours? I've just experimented a bit and Font and size can be applied, but not colour.
On the advanced reply thing, do you mean it only shows up in the post when added that way, or the button doesn't appear in the quick reply for you? What skin do you use?
I think it has the ending tag just because that's what kind of bbcode it is.
I think I know what would need to change to make color work, will suggest that to Ainwood. Thanks for the feedback.
I think it has the ending tag just because that's what kind of bbcode it is.
I think I know what would need to change to make color work, will suggest that to Ainwood. Thanks for the feedback.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=11807693
We're having some trouble there, it displays differently according to browser? User Timezone? OS for each? :shrug:
The button does appear s a quick reply option still.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
We're having some trouble there, it displays differently according to browser? User Timezone? OS for each? :shrug:
When I add it with quick reply it's apparently added but not displayed in the post, I have to reload the page.
The button does appear s a quick reply option still.
DaveShack said:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.DaveShack said:
Zack
99% hot gas
Eliminate the space in the "[/ TIMER]"
edse
King
[timer=9/5/2012 10:02 PM +02:00; NO time left][/timer]
[timer=9/5/2012 10:02 PM +02:00; NO time left][/timer]
This is how the time zone correction work (remember DST). The timer now says that it is a bit less than 2 hours until 22:00 in GMT+1 and that is correct.
[timer=9/5/2012 10:02 PM +02:00; NO time left][/timer]
This is how the time zone correction work (remember DST). The timer now says that it is a bit less than 2 hours until 22:00 in GMT+1 and that is correct.
Strangely enough, it does not appear correctly for your own posts, you must refresh. This may be a browser setting to always refresh, but it will slow down other things you do.
Nope, this did not work, for me it shows less than 2 hours but I'm at UTC-7. I don't think +/- conversions are working at all. It does show correctly if I put UTC or GMT, or named zones like EDT and PDT.
Edit: disregard, I read the post wrong. It does show correctly for this form of conversion.
edse
King
But isn't that the point? It shows the same for everyone.
If you set a timer at [timer=9/5/2012 12:00 PM -06:00; NO time left][/timer] It should show half an hour and that's how long you have to 12:00 if my time counting skills are good.
I just read your first post wrong. Thanks for the fix!
hoplitejoe
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Can't you just work it out for GMT?
I included it so it wouldn't show as an actual timer, before I put in the noparse tags.
One thing though: it should be made to skip the DSTs or we'll be in a lot of trouble.
Since DST could change at different times for everyone, the way I handle that kind of thing at work is to have each person change the UTC offset they use when going on and off DST.
A more elegant solution would be to have an active function when you make the post, which records the locale the post was made from. It could then apply the correct conversion and store it converted to UTC, and then the display bbcode could conver the utc to the user's locale. That type of function would involve editing the quick post, advanced post, and edit functions. I think there's too much chance of an error and meltdown if we did it that way. The current method stores the date/time as part of the post, and it is calculated for display based on the user's browser timezone.
A more elegant solution would be to have an active function when you make the post, which records the locale the post was made from. It could then apply the correct conversion and store it converted to UTC, and then the display bbcode could conver the utc to the user's locale. That type of function would involve editing the quick post, advanced post, and edit functions. I think there's too much chance of an error and meltdown if we did it that way. The current method stores the date/time as part of the post, and it is calculated for display based on the user's browser timezone.
edse
King
I didn't believe you before but there is something wrong about it.
To me, the timer he quotes show the correct time adjusted 3 hours as Takhisis want. Choxorn's timer is only adjusted 3 minutes so it ends 2 hours 57 minutes too early.
Does the browser really read it in different ways?
To me, the timer he quotes show the correct time adjusted 3 hours as Takhisis want. Choxorn's timer is only adjusted 3 minutes so it ends 2 hours 57 minutes too early.
Does the browser really read it in different ways?
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