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[IDV #YNY-540744]: Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT. [1061]

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  • Subject: [IDV #YNY-540744]: Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT. [1061]
  • Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:58:16 -0600
> 
> 
> Any idea how difficult this is to change?  Seems like the most accepted unit 
> is UTC now, and no longer GMT.
> 
> 

it is in the user preference: Formats&Data, you can select the time zone.


Yuan
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> ----==== Inquiry ====----
> 1061
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> ----==== Summary ====----
> Request to make the default Time Zone label UTC, not GMT.
> 
> ----==== Request ====----
> 2011-06-17 - Rick Kohrs
> I suggest that McIDAS-V default to %u201CUTC%u201D labels for the times, 
> rather than %u201CGMT%u201D.
> 
> 
> 
> From Wikipedia
> 
> %u201CIn casual use, when fractions of a second are not important, Greenwich 
> Mean Time (GMT) can be considered equivalent to UTC or UT1. Saying "GMT" 
> often implies either UTC or UT1 when used within informal or casual contexts. 
> In technical contexts, usage of "GMT" is avoided; the unambiguous terminology 
> "UTC" or "UT1" is preferred.[6]%u201D
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YNY-540744
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open