Independent timezone name repository

[MenoData]

Main use-case is better presentation of timezones to users and support for timezone selection done by users.

CLDR describes other variants of timezone names like BCP47-identifiers ("uslax" for "America/Los_Angeles" etc.), regional formats ("Los Angeles Time" or "Italy Time") and the extra pattern symbol "V" (count 1 => BCP47 id, count 2 => tzid (IANA format, actually supported by Time4J), count 3 => exemplar city and count 4 => regional format). All the underlying data are missing in Java and Android.

A better support is possible based on an extra tz name repository which could be integrated into the olson-module. Without this, the fallbacks described in CLDR could be used and might even apply for Java 6+7 and Android, see also:

• Using Time Zone Names
• CLDR-design-proposals
• ICU4J

[mirfatif]

Hello, Thanks for this great project. Using Time4A, is it possible to get timezone providing location coordinates?