Re: [Orgmode] iCal export - possible timezone bug

[Richard Riley]

Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:

> On May 6, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Richard Riley wrote:
>
>> Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> On Apr 25, 2009, at 10:51 PM, Richard Riley wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> My ics file exported from org has the following content:
>>>>
>>>> X-WR-TIMEZONE:CEST
>>>>
>>>> However, in Google calendar, it says the imported calendar is
>>>>
>>>>    (GMT+00:00) GMT (no daylight saving)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A quick Google for ical and timezone makes me believe the format  
>>>> might
>>>> need to be
>>>>
>>>> X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin
>>>>
>>>> and a quick test confirmed this. I don't have a clue if this is  
>>>> emacs
>>>> side or more in org's remit, but hope this helps.
>>>
>>> The only time zone information I get from Emacs is the abbreviation.
>>> Does anyone know how to concert this into the longer form?
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I asked in the emacs irc and drew a blank. Possibly use what you do
>> unless an org-timezone string is set for now?
>
>
> this makes sense.
>
> For now the variable is org-ical-timezone, maybe
> later it will be aliased to org-timezone.
>
> Available now.
>
> - Carsten
>
>

tested, works. As does the fix on the export. Thanks.