Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by kamranahmedse » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:12 AM UTC

kseistrup wrote: post #8

Very useful! It would be nice to be able to share a set of timezones by sharing a URL with parameters.

It should be live today.

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:14 AM UTC

jonty wrote: post #14

I've always been a fan of the https://everytimezone.com interface, which seems like it may have been acquired at some point. Still works brilliantly though!

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Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by kamranahmedse » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:14 AM UTC

neduma wrote: post #11

Can we drag the boxes to re-order?

Yes, you can.

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by kyawzazaw » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:17 AM UTC

Very well designed

Can I edit the name of the cities? As in I want to label as San Francisco instead of "Los Angeles"

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by kyawzazaw » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:19 AM UTC

The reset button doesn't really explain to me as it will reset to current time.

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by scop » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:22 AM UTC

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Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by recroad » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:24 AM UTC

There’s a lot of dead space. Maybe condense it so more timezones fit on the screen.

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by scop » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:29 AM UTC

recroad wrote: post #27

There’s a lot of dead space. Maybe condense it so more timezones fit on the screen.

I actually quite like the amount of dead space, as most time conversion tools I have used have been filled to the gills with information whereas I am typically only looking for one or two specific data points. To be honest, with many time conversion apps I often even struggle to distinguish a meaningful header, main content, and footer as they will often resemble some sort of industrial ticker. I know, different tools for different purposes, but that is exactly why I like this: it achieves simple comparisons simply.

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by j-rom » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:33 AM UTC

Very cool! I like how you use a slider to update the times.

Shameless plug for my own site that does something similar: https://currenttimeutc.com/

Re: Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones

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Post by pveierland » Sat, Jan 06, 2024, 2:34 AM UTC

Feature suggestions:

- 12/24 hour setting should be detected based on browser locale.

- Colon symbol is broken on Firefox + Chrome for me in Linux (Shows U+FE55 symbol).

- Ability to toggle showing all cards in a single column layout so you can see the sliders position relative to each other more easily.