Detect timezone from browser

[candrews@…]

The browser does not send timezone or any other time information in the http request, but you can get the timezone from javascript - see http://www.willmaster.com/library/javascript/determining-your-visitors-time-zone.php

I suggest to use js to get the timezone, and store it in the user's preferences automatigically. That way a user always sees the right time.

[ebray <hyugaricdeau@…>]

Sounds like a good plugin candidate to me--not something that ought to be in the core. Just my opinion.

[rblank]

Setting the timezone is a one-off setting (except if you are travelling a lot), so making it automatic doesn't bring much value. Moreover, the method presented in the link above requires a form submission for the timezone to be transmitted, so it won't update at the first site visit.

Closing as wontfix, but feel free to reopen with a patch implementing the feature (ideally with a checkbox labeled "Update timezone automatically" in the Date / time preference panel).