Time Zone Abbreviation

[qwerky]

It gets a tad complex, as the %Z format code for the Time measure does not recognize DayLight Saving Time. So you have to do some work with the SysInfo measure to figure that out and get the correct "long" name.

Quick question: does the "%z" format code recognize Dayligh Saving Time?

[jsmorley]

Quick question: does the "%z" format code recognize Dayligh Saving Time?

No.

[qwerky]

No.

Thanks.

[qwerky]

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread.

After a lot of reading and searching, I decided to use WebParser with the following two sites, both of which were mentioned by one or another in this thread:
https://ipapi.co/json
https://api.geotimezone.com/public/timezone?latitude=38.7351&longitude=-77.0797
The lat./long. in the second URL will be filled in with the lat./long. gathered from the first URL, which uses one's IP address.

Since I'm working with a desktop, I decided to put the static information (city, lat./long., etc.) in a tooltip, rather than continuously displaying unchanging information.

So here's some sample code pulled from my suite:

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;=======================================
; RAINMETER
;=======================================
[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
OnRefreshAction=[!Move #skinX# #skinY#]

;=======================================
; VARIABLES
;=======================================
[Variables]

; Variables from the include file.
;---------------------------------------
q3workAreaWidth=#WORKAREAWIDTH#
q3workAreaHeight=#WORKAREAHEIGHT#
q3screenBorder=4
q3skinBorder=2
q3dividerWidth=2
q3titlebarHeight=32
q3titlebarCenterY=(trunc(#q3titlebarHeight#/2))
q3titleCoverHeight=10
q3cornerRoundness=7
q3cellWidth=(Round(#q3workAreaWidth#/100)*10)
q3leftPanelX=(#WORKAREAX#+#q3screenBorder#)
q3leftPanelY=(#WORKAREAY#+#q3screenBorder#)
q3leftPanelWidth=(trunc((#q3workAreaWidth#-(#q3screenBorder#*4)-(#q3cellWidth#*7)-#q3dividerWidth#)/2))
q3leftPanelLeft=#q3leftPanelX#
q3leftPanelRight=(#q3leftPanelLeft#+#q3leftPanelWidth#-1)
q3leftPanelCenterX=(#q3leftPanelLeft#+(#q3leftPanelWidth#/2))
q3clockHeight=(#q3titlebarHeight#*2)
q3clrBackground=0,99,177,255
q3clrBorder=0,120,215,255
q3clrTitlebar=0,120,215,255
q3clrText=255,255,255,255
q3fontBold=700

; Geolocation WebParser Addresses
;---------------------------------------
; IPAPIsite:  IP API site.
; GEOtimezoneSite:  GEO Timezone site.
IPAPIsite=https://ipapi.co/json
GEOtimezoneSite=https://api.geotimezone.com/public/timezone?latitude=[&msrIPAPIlatitude]&longitude=[&msrIPAPIlongitude]

; Skin Variables
;---------------------------------------
; skinBorder:  size of skin border.
; skinX:  skin left edge position on screen.
; skinY:  skin top edge position on screen.
; skinWidth:  width of the skin.
; skinHeight:  height of the skin.
; skinLeft:  left edge of skin; always 0.
; skinRight:  right edge of skin.
; skinTop:  top edge of skin; always 0.
; skinBottom:  bottom edge of skin.
; skinCenterX:  horizontal center of skin.
skinBorder=#q3skinBorder#
skinX=#q3leftPanelX#
skinY=#q3leftPanelY#
skinWidth=#q3leftPanelWidth#
skinHeight=#q3clockHeight#
skinRight=#q3leftPanelRight#
skinBottom=(#skinY#+#skinHeight#-1)
skinCenterX=#q3leftPanelCenterX#

[styleHeader]
FontFace=Trebuchet MS
FontSize=13
FontWeight=#q3fontBold#
FontColor=#q3clrText#
StringAlign=CenterCenter
StringCase=None
AntiAlias=1
ClipString=0


;=======================================
; CLOCK MEASURES
;=======================================

;---------------------------------------
; IPAPI Site Measures
;---------------------------------------

[msrIPAPISite]
Measure=WebParser
UpdateRate=3600
URL=#IPAPIsite#
RegExp=(?siU)"ip": "(.*)".*"city": "(.*)".*"region": "(.*)".*"region_code": "(.*)".*"country_name": "(.*)".*"country_code": "(.*)".*"latitude": (.*),.*"longitude": (.*),.*"timezone": "(.*)".*"utc_offset": "(.*)"
FinishAction=[!CommandMeasure msrGEOtimezoneSite "Update"]

[msrIPAPIip]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=1

[msrIPAPIcity]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=2

[msrIPAPIregion]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=3

[msrIPAPIregion_code]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=4

[msrIPAPIcountry]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=5

[msrIPAPIcountry_code]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=6

[msrIPAPIlatitude]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=7

[msrIPAPIlongitude]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=8

[msrIPAPItimezone]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=9

[msrIPAPIutc_offset]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrIPAPISite]
StringIndex=10

;---------------------------------------
; GEO Timezone Site Measures
;---------------------------------------

[msrGEOtimezoneSite]
Measure=WebParser
UpdateRate=3600
DynamicVariables=1
URL=#GEOtimezoneSite#
RegExp=(?siU)"timezone_abbreviation":"(.*)".*"dst_abbreviation":"(.*)"

[msrGEOtimezoneSTDabbrev]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrGEOtimezoneSite]
StringIndex=1

[msrGEOtimezoneDSTabbrev]
Measure=WebParser
URL=[msrGEOtimezoneSite]
StringIndex=2

;---------------------------------------
; Generanl Clock Measures
;---------------------------------------

[msrTZStandardName]
Measure=SysInfo
SysInfoType=TIMEZONE_STANDARD_NAME
UpdateDivider=-1

[msrTZDaylightName]
Measure=SysInfo
SysInfoType=TIMEZONE_DAYLIGHT_NAME
UpdateDivider=-1

[msrTZisDaylight]
Measure=SysInfo
SysInfoType=TIMEZONE_ISDST
IfCondition=msrTZisDaylight = 1
IfTrueAction=[!SetOption mtrClockBody MeasureName2 "msrGEOtimezoneDSTabbrev"][!SetOption mtrClockBackground MeasureName11 "msrTZDaylightName"]
IfFalseAction=[!SetOption mtrClockBody MeasureName2 "msrGEOtimezoneSTDabbrev"][!SetOption mtrClockBackground MeasureName11 "msrTZStandardName"]

[msrTimeDayDate12]
Measure=Time
Format=%A, %B %d %#I:%M %p

[msrTimeDate24]
Measure=Time
Format=%Y-%m-%d %H%M.%S


;=======================================
; CLOCK METERS
;=======================================

; Display the clock background and title bar.
;=======================================
; The first shape is the background rectangle with rounded corners, the second
; shape is the title bar with rounded corners, and the third shape is a square-
; cornered rectangle to cover the title bar's bottom rounded corners.
[mtrClockBackground]
Meter=Shape
MeasureName=msrIPAPIip
MeasureName2=msrIPAPIcity
MeasureName3=msrIPAPIregion
MeasureName4=msrIPAPIregion_code
MeasureName5=msrIPAPIcountry
MeasureName6=msrIPAPIcountry_code
MeasureName7=msrIPAPIlatitude
MeasureName8=msrIPAPIlongitude
MeasureName9=msrIPAPItimezone
MeasureName10=msrIPAPIutc_offset
MeasureName11=msrTZStandardName
Shape=Rectangle 0,0,#skinWidth#,#skinHeight#,#q3cornerRoundness# | StrokeWidth #skinBorder# | Stroke Color #q3clrBorder# | Fill Color #q3clrBackground#
Shape2=Rectangle 0,0,#skinWidth#,#q3titlebarHeight#,#q3cornerRoundness# | StrokeWidth #skinBorder# | Stroke Color #q3clrTitleBar# | Fill Color #q3clrTitleBar#
Shape3=Rectangle 0,(#q3titlebarHeight#-#q3titleCoverHeight#),#skinWidth#,#q3titleCoverHeight# | StrokeWidth #skinBorder# | Stroke Color #q3clrBorder# | Fill Color #q3clrTitleBar#
DynamicVariables=1
AntiAlias=1
X=0
Y=0
W=#skinWidth#
H=#skinHeight#
ToolTipType=#QtipType#
ToolTipText="%2, %4, %5#CRLF#Latitude:     %7#CRLF#longitude:  %8#CRLF#%9 (%10)#CRLF#%11#CRLF#IP:  %1"

; Display the clock title.
;---------------------------------------

[mtrClockTitle]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=styleHeader
MeasureName=msrTimeDayDate12
ClipString=1
X=#skinCenterX#
Y=#q3titlebarCenterY#
W=#skinWidth#
H=#q3titlebarHeight#
InlineSetting=Case | Lower
InlinePattern=AM|PM
Text="%1"

; Display the clock body.
;---------------------------------------

[mtrClockBody]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=styleHeader
MeasureName=msrTimeDate24
MeasureName2=msrGEOtimezoneSTDabbrev
MeasureName3=msrIPAPIutc_offset
DynamicVariables=1
ClipString=1
X=#skinCenterX#
Y=0R
W=#skinWidth#
H=#q3titlebarHeight#
Text="%1 %2 (%3)"

This is just a work in progress, but you should be able to run it. Feel free to comment on any improvements or otherwise.

[jsmorley]

Very nice. Good work!

[qwerky]

Very nice. Good work!

Thanks.