make the timezone default to UTC. Fixes bug #14362.

2001-11-13  Damon Chaplin  <damon@ximian.com>

	* gui/alarm-notify/config-data.c (ensure_inited):
	* gui/calendar-config.c (config_read):
	* conduits/todo/todo-conduit.c (get_default_timezone):
	* conduits/calendar/calendar-conduit.c (get_default_timezone):
	make the timezone default to UTC. Fixes bug #14362.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=14691

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/calendar/gui/alarm-notify/config-data.c b/calendar/gui/alarm-notify/config-data.c
index cea1d252f9..71170a3ad6 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/alarm-notify/config-data.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/alarm-notify/config-data.c
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ ensure_inited (void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	location = bonobo_config_get_string (db, "/Calendar/Display/Timezone", NULL);
-	if (location) {
+	location = bonobo_config_get_string_with_default (db,
+		"/Calendar/Display/Timezone", "UTC", NULL);
+	if (location && location[0]) {
 		local_timezone = icaltimezone_get_builtin_timezone (location);
-		g_free (location);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		local_timezone = icaltimezone_get_utc_timezone ();
+	}
+	g_free (location);
 
 	if (locale_supports_12_hour_format ()) {
 		/* Wasn't the whole point of a configuration engine *NOT* to
diff --git a/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c b/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
index 419f4cedb5..b5ae415faf 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/calendar-config.c
@@ -148,15 +148,13 @@ config_read				(void)
 
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
-	config->timezone =  bonobo_config_get_string (db,
-                "/Calendar/Display/Timezone", &ev);
-	if (BONOBO_USER_EX (&ev, ex_Bonobo_ConfigDatabase_NotFound))
-		config->timezone = NULL;
-	else if (BONOBO_EX (&ev))
-		g_message ("config_read(): Could not get the /Calendar/Display/Timezone");
-
-	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+	/* Default to UTC if the timezone is not set or is "". */
+	config->timezone =  bonobo_config_get_string_with_default (db,
+                "/Calendar/Display/Timezone", "UTC", NULL);
+	if (!config->timezone || !config->timezone[0]) {
+		g_free (config->timezone);
+		config->timezone = g_strdup ("UTC");
+	}
 
  	config->working_days = bonobo_config_get_long_with_default (db,
                 "/Calendar/Display/WorkingDays", CAL_MONDAY | CAL_TUESDAY |
@@ -465,9 +463,8 @@ calendar_config_get_timezone		(void)
 }
 
 
-/* Sets the timezone. You shouldn't really set it to the empty string or NULL,
-   as this means that Evolution will show the timezone-setting dialog to ask
-   the user for the timezone. It copies the string. */
+/* Sets the timezone. If set to NULL it defaults to UTC.
+   FIXME: Should check it is being set to a valid timezone. */
 void
 calendar_config_set_timezone		(gchar	     *timezone)
 {
@@ -476,7 +473,7 @@ calendar_config_set_timezone		(gchar	     *timezone)
 	if (timezone && timezone[0])
 		config->timezone = g_strdup (timezone);
 	else
-		config->timezone = NULL;
+		config->timezone = g_strdup ("UTC");
 }