Author Topic: Timing of postings (Read 6903 times)

cairnhill · « **on:** May 26, 2011, 01:00:52 pm »

Hi Dan

apologies if you have covered this before, but why do timings of posts show one hour behind the actual time?

doganjo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2011, 01:46:24 pm »

Quote from: Cairnhill on May 26, 2011, 01:00:52 pm

Hi Dan

apologies if you have covered this before, but why do timings of posts show one hour behind the actual time?

Because posters haven't gone into their profile and clicked on look and layout prefernces and ticked the auto detect button. Only need to do it once.

Cinderhills · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2011, 05:19:27 pm »

I've noticed that the time on the forum is one hour behind. I assumed that I couldn't change it myself.

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2011, 06:20:47 pm »

Quote from: Cinderhills on May 26, 2011, 05:19:27 pm

I've noticed that the time on the forum is one hour behind. I assumed that I couldn't change it myself.

OK, I'm testing the system - I am posting this at 18.20
edited - bang on - now 16.21 (see my next post - this is a typo - it should read 18.21 not 16.21, sorry fro any confusion

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cairnhill · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2011, 06:41:05 pm »

that is 2 hours of a difference...............im totally confused

doganjo · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2011, 07:50:15 pm »

Quote from: Cairnhill on May 26, 2011, 06:41:05 pm

that is 2 hours of a difference...............im totally confused

Sorry, That was a typo - should be 18.21

Time was exactly right - 19.50 now

Cinderhills · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2011, 10:01:17 pm »

Quote from: doganjo on May 26, 2011, 01:46:24 pm

Because posters haven't gone into their profile and clicked on look and layout prefernces and ticked the auto detect button. Only need to do it once.
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Great, thanks for that. I've changed it to the correct time.

cairnhill · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2011, 10:31:25 pm »

Thanks Annie

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2011, 11:40:10 pm »

Quote from: doganjo on May 26, 2011, 06:20:47 pm

Quote from: Cinderhills on May 26, 2011, 05:19:27 pm
I've noticed that the time on the forum is one hour behind. I assumed that I couldn't change it myself.
OK, I'm testing the system - I am posting this at 18.20
edited - bang on - now 16.21 (see my next post - this is a typo - it should read 18.21 not 16.21, sorry fro any confusion )

I can't do 24 hour clock arithmetic either

OhLaLa · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2011, 09:47:33 am »

24 hour clock would be better than a.m. / p.m.

..erm, the test postings still show as one hour behind. Me confused so me test too.... uk time now 09:47

OhLaLa · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2011, 09:51:44 am »

The default clock time on this site is 1 hour behind uk time. I've done the auto detect thing, time of this post should show as 10:51 (no 24 hour clock option).

Update - It worked. Changing the setting has also changed the time for my previous post (directly above) which originally showed as 08:47.

Course, it will totally confuse the timings of posts from folks posting from outside uk, as uk posters can reply before a post is made / or question asked....

Headache pill anyone?

OhLaLa · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2011, 10:22:59 am »

Oh er where's me Valium? If you log out and look at the postings as a 'Guest' the timings are back to the one hour behind uk time again. So I'm guessing that when logged in the time of the postings will show as whatever your own setting is.

Not that it really matters of course, I'm just being a techie (or nerd

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doganjo · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2011, 04:31:50 pm »

Ah, that's the answer! I wondered why I had to reset whenever my computer had installed automatic MS updates - it does a restart so I'd be logged out of TAS, then when I open up Firefox it automatically logs me back in! The light shines!