Dates Shifted

[Doug Latornell]

Already in bugzilla: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137017

Doug

On 1/14/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> Please, assuming one doesn't already exist.
>
> -derek
>
> Quoting Doug Latornell <doug-gnucash at sadahome.ca>:
>
> > Thanks, Derek.  I've been digging around in a copy of my data file, and
> the
> > last OFX file I imported, and was coming to the conclusion that it was
> > something like what you describe.
> >
> > I'll be staying in the PST zone for the forseable future, and plan to
> use
> > this GC data file for a long time.  So, I'll see if I can find a way to
> > repair the date (manually, or via a script).
> >
> > Assuming I can reproduce the date-shift behaviour with a toy data file,
> > would you like me to file a bug report?
> >
> > Thanks again for your help.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > On 1/14/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> The transaction "date posted" entry is set to midnight local time.
> >> I don't know why we do this as opposed to, say, noon local.  But
> >> that's what happens, so that's why the dates are shifted when you
> >> change your local timezone.
> >>
> >> -derek
> >>
> >> Quoting Doug Latornell <doug-gnucash at sadahome.ca>:
> >>
> >> > Changing the OS timezone back to CET (GMT+1) corrects the dates when
> I
> >> > restart GC.  Likewise, restarting GC after changing the OS timezone
> to
> >> PST
> >> > (GMT-8) reproduces the date shift to day-1.
> >> >
> >> > Is there a datetime constant encoded in the data file when it is
> >> created?
> >> >
> >> > Doug
> >> >
> >> > On 1/13/07, Doug Latornell <doug-gnucash at sadahome.ca> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Timezone is PST, nearest city is Vancouver, BC, Canada.
> >> >>
> >> >> Date and time are showing correct for here in Vancouver.
> >> >>
> >> >> Doug
> >> >>
> >> >> On 1/13/07, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What's your computer's date/timezone configuration?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -derek
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Quoting Doug Latornell <doug-gnucash at sadahome.ca>:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > I'm using GnuCash 2.0.2 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 (PPC) and am very
> >> impressed
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > > happy with it.  Kudos to the developers for a fine piece of
> work!
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I started using GC 2 or 3 months ago while I was living in
> >> >> > France.  This
> >> >> > > week I moved to the west coast of Canada.  Today I noticed that
> all
> >> of
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > > transactions have shifted 1 day back; i.e . a transaction that
> used
> >> to
> >> >> > show
> >> >> > > as 2006/12/29, now shows as 2005/12/28.  It also happened with
> >> >> > transactions
> >> >> > > I imported via OFX this morning - deposits made and posted
> >> yesterday
> >> >> > > (2007/01/12) by my bank show as 2007/01/11).
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > My guess is that a config somewhere thinks I'm still in the
> GMT+1
> >> >> > timezone,
> >> >> > > having not picked up the news from OS X when I changed the
> system
> >> to
> >> >> > GMT-8.
> >> >> > > I've done some searching with gconftool-2 to no avail.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Any suggestions?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Doug
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> >        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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> >>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> >>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
> >>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
> >>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
> >>
> >>
> >
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> --
>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
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