[Icon-tech] New Clock Interface

[David Poehlman]

I'm not janina, but this fabulous device is discussed at:
http://www.screenlessphone.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
To: "'Icon technical discussions.'" <icon-tech at mulcahy.ws>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Icon-tech] New Clock Interface


HI,
Just saw your signature. Where can I go to learn more about the screnless,
talking cell phone?

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws [mailto:icon-tech-bounces at mulcahy.ws]
> On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:49 PM
> To: Icon technical discussions.
> Subject: [Icon-tech] New Clock Interface
>
> I'm failing to connect to the ticket system, so I'm posting this now, as
> I will soon be offline while returning home to the U.S. ...
>
> I've only spent a little time with the new clock interface on beta 1.2
> build 61. Seeing the International Date Line as the default time was a
> shock!
>
> The time setting for London, Dublin (etc) is incorrect.These cities are
> not GMT. They are BST, and currently are BSST (British Standard Summer
> Time) until this coming Sunday, 26 October. So, it's actually GMT/GMT+1.
>
> I haven't checked for other errors--but that one jumped out at me.
>
> I would really like to still see the TZ identifiers, even if they're
> added onto the city list, e.g. CET (where I am now); EST/EDT (where I
> will be late tomorrow), JST (where I was last June).
>
> One more request, since this seems in active development ... Why not run
> an automatic time sync whenever wifi is started? I realize this can get
> a little tricky, meaning that a route to the net isn't necessarily
> available when the connection is first made. Typically, a hotel, such as
> where I am now, will require me to start my browser and authenticate--so
> my suggestion is that a sync be scheduled every 60 seconds or so until
> it succeeds whenever wifi launches. One less thing to do by hand would
> be helpful.
>
> And, once we get GPS, it can even set the TZ corectly that way!
>
> Janina
>
> --
>
> Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina at a11y.org
> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com
>
> Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and
> Canada
> Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com
>
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