Continents in tz database? (was: Cyprus)

[Infoman Inc.]

Quick answer.Get United States to change its name so that it will be at the
top of an alphabetic sort (English language)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garrett Wollman [mailto:wollman at khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu]
> Sent: September 15, 2000 12:08 PM
> To: Janis.Papanagnou at varetis.de
> Cc: tz at elsie.nci.nih.gov
> Subject: Continents in tz database? (was: Cyprus)
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> <<On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:31:13 +0200, Janis.Papanagnou at varetis.de said:
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> > What is the practical necessity to support continent
> information with the
> > tz database entries ?
>
> For user-interface purposes, it makes life much easier to have users
> select from a list of regions first, rather than offering a list of
> two-hundred-odd countries right off the bat.  (Users still complain
> about having to page down to the very end of ``Americas'' to find
> ``United States'' -- since that's where at least 50% of the users
> are.)
>
> -GAWollman
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