[FEAT]: Timezone selection in bar date/time widgets #581

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adam commented

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Originally created by @swebra on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025).

Eligibility

Individual Commercial Use License

Suggestion

As a dev, having quick reference of UTC is nice when dealing with UTC-based data. For someone working in a different timezone, having quick reference of local company time may also be useful.

A timezone field on the date/time bar widgets would be a nice QOL improvement for these use-cases, for example allowing the addition of a second non-local-timezone time to the bar.

Alternatives Considered

Not implementing and leaving the functionality for other bars.

IMO this request still fits under the "simplicity threshold" of the built-in bar, especially in comparison to features like the date CustomModifier.

Originally created by @swebra on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025). ### Eligibility Individual Commercial Use License ### Suggestion As a dev, having quick reference of UTC is nice when dealing with UTC-based data. For someone working in a different timezone, having quick reference of local company time may also be useful. A timezone field on the date/time bar widgets would be a nice QOL improvement for these use-cases, for example allowing the addition of a second non-local-timezone time to the bar. ### Alternatives Considered Not implementing and leaving the functionality for other bars. IMO this request still fits under the "simplicity threshold" of the built-in bar, especially in comparison to features like the date `CustomModifier`.

adam added the enhancement komorebi-bar labels 2026-01-05 14:51:44 +01:00

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adam commented

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

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This issue has been automatically closed until one of those pre-requisites can be validated.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): Feature requests on this repository are only open to current [GitHub sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/LGUG2Z) on the $5/month tier and above, people with a valid [individual commercial use license](https://lgug2z.com/software/komorebi), and approved contributors. This issue has been automatically closed until one of those pre-requisites can be validated.

adam commented

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@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

I think this should be possible by adding an optional timezone configuration option and trying to match a timezone using from_str_insensitive + https://crates.io/crates/chrono-tz, falling back to the local time if a valid tz can't be parsed from the config.

@LGUG2Z commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): I think this should be possible by adding an optional timezone configuration option and trying to match a timezone using `from_str_insensitive` + https://crates.io/crates/chrono-tz, falling back to the local time if a valid tz can't be parsed from the config.

adam commented

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@CtByte commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

I will also add some sort of suffix on the time widget, as it would be useful. 10:35 UTC or something like this

@CtByte commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): I will also add some sort of suffix on the time widget, as it would be useful. `10:35 UTC` or something like this

adam commented

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@bilogic commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025):

I think it makes a lot more sense use a formatting string instead of DayDateMonthYear and TwentyFourHour ... where did these come from??

@bilogic commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025): I think it makes a lot more sense use a formatting string instead of `DayDateMonthYear` and `TwentyFourHour` ... where did these come from??

adam commented

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@CtByte commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025):

I think it's for users who do not want to play around with formats. Also, if you click on the clock, you can cycle between different presets.

These options are just different preset formats anyway.

@CtByte commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025): I think it's for users who do not want to play around with formats. Also, if you click on the clock, you can cycle between different presets. These options are just different preset formats anyway.

adam commented

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@bilogic commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025):

I think it's for users who do not want to play around with formats. Also, if you click on the clock, you can cycle between different presets.

Yea, but non of it let's me indicate timezone

@bilogic commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2025): > I think it's for users who do not want to play around with formats. Also, if you click on the clock, you can cycle between different presets. Yea, but non of it let's me indicate timezone

adam commented

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@CtByte commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2025):

It is true that the presets do not indicate timezone (they are in your local timezone). I would consider showing that to be for advanced users.

This is how it can be done if anyone interested:

    {
      "Time": {
        "enable": true,
        "format": { "Custom": "%H:%M %Z" },
        "label_prefix": "Icon",
        "changing_icon": true,
        "timezone": "US/Pacific"
      }
    },
    {
      "Time": {
        "enable": true,
        "format": { "Custom": "%H:%M %Z" },
        "label_prefix": "Icon",
        "changing_icon": true,
        "timezone": "UTC"
      }
    },

@CtByte commented on GitHub (Aug 11, 2025): It is true that the presets do not indicate timezone (they are in your local timezone). I would consider showing that to be for advanced users. This is how it can be done if anyone interested: ```json { "Time": { "enable": true, "format": { "Custom": "%H:%M %Z" }, "label_prefix": "Icon", "changing_icon": true, "timezone": "US/Pacific" } }, { "Time": { "enable": true, "format": { "Custom": "%H:%M %Z" }, "label_prefix": "Icon", "changing_icon": true, "timezone": "UTC" } }, ```

adam commented

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