Setting the time zone.

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On 05/09/10 19:38, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-09-05 at 11:35 -0500, Michael wrote:
>> On 09/04/2010 09:08 PM, NoOp wrote:
>>> On 09/04/2010 06:00 PM, Michael wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I used KDE, setting the time zone showed actual time zones (imagine
>>>> that.)  With Gnome, the only thing that comes up is a map.  I assume you
>>>> are to choose the "dot" on the map closest to where you live to set the
>>>> time zone.  Is there any option to changed this to show the actual time
>>>> zone?
>>>>
>>> Is there a problem with clicking the time zone dropdown box just below
>>> the map?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> The Time Zone dropdown is a misnomer as it doesn't list time zones.  :(
>>     It lists countries and cities.
>
> It assumes that you are dumb as a brick and that your face is dripping
> goo from being removed from the oatmeal bowl.

It's a pretty standard assumption from GNOME developers.