Re: Time handling in F-Spot

["Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen gmail com>]

On 01/10/06, Bengt Thuree <bengt thuree com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 12:57 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
> > I agree that this should definatly be a goal. However, I don't think
> > that there should be any consideration for UTC- only the local time.
> > If the local time is wrong (the camera was not set properly when
> > switching time zones) then that's what the Adjust Time dialog is for.
> >
> > KISS- the average Joe is not going to understand that his 'wrong time'
> > is a function of UTC offset.
> >
>
> Then you will never be able to sort the pictures correctly.
> It surely makes sence to use TimeZone time in the XMP part, since it do
> support it. It would be a crime not to specify the timezone I would say.
>
> For sure, in the import window, we can let the timezone's be hidden to
> some extent, or even part of preferences or something. Just as long as
> we can specify them. Without this information I do not think it is
> possible to use any timezone, or UTC at all. Only way then would be to
> use the EXIF time as the local time where the photo was taken.
>
> /Bengt

As far as storing the information, I agree that would be desirable.
However, I don't think that the user ever needs to see it. I'm only
interested in the hour that the photo was taken, and possible the hour
that it was modified. The _local_ hour where it was shot- that means
that if I take a picture at noon in Japan, I don't want to see 04:00
when I lok at the picture at home in Israel.

Dotan