Bug 400131 - [PATCH] intlclock: fill in more information automatically
Summary: [PATCH] intlclock: fill in more information automatically
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-panel
Version: 9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-11-26 21:12 UTC by Bill Nottingham
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:11 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-06-10 14:48:42 UTC
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Fill in more info automatically from user input (5.49 KB, patch)
2007-11-26 21:12 UTC, Bill Nottingham
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Description Bill Nottingham 2007-11-26 21:12:33 UTC
Right now, if you just fill in a name and lat/lon for a location, the location
is silently discarded. The attached:

- fills in timezone from lat/lon, if possible
- fills in weather info from lat/lon, if possible

The find_timezone function is moved someplace slightly more appropriate, in case
other classes need to call it.

Patch is against 2.20.1-7.fc9.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2007-11-26 21:12:33 UTC
Created attachment 269291 [details]
Fill in more info automatically from user input

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2007-11-26 21:17:18 UTC
That being said...

If there's any widget we have right now that *screams* for online desktop
integration, this is it. Ideally, the location add/edit dialog would be
something like:

...
Location name: [                     ] [ Find ]

      [ Details ] [ Cancel ] [ OK ]
...

If you just enter a location name (such as 'Boston', or 'London, UK', or
whatever), it queries your handy map server such as google or yahoo, pulls the
lat/lon, and then automatically fills in the timezone and weather info. The
'Details' link allows you to manually edit the automatically-set information.

Bonus points if you get firefox urlbar-style autocompletion in the name entry,
such that typing in 'Columbus' gives you a dropdown that lists 'Columbus,
Georgia, United States; Columbus, Ohio, United States', etc.


Comment 3 Bug Zapper 2008-05-14 04:00:29 UTC
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
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Comment 5 Bill Nottingham 2009-06-10 14:48:42 UTC
Meh, this should probably be upstream.


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