Clion Date Picker regional time‑zone conversion without explicit UI selector
0 reputation · 02 Aug 2021, 21:53 UTC
Clion’s built‑in Date Picker converts displayed dates using the operating system’s time‑zone offset, which limits developers who need dates interpreted in a different regional zone. No explicit UI control exists to override this conversion, and the hidden 'Convert Date' action always reflects the system zone, making regional adjustments manual and error‑prone.
The lack of a configurable target zone raises uncertainty for projects that must present dates in a specific locale, especially when daylight‑saving transitions differ across JDK versions.
- Can a hidden preference be added to specify the conversion time zone?
- Does the context menu support a manual zone selection option?
- Is the current behavior consistent between CLion Community and Ultimate editions?