> > From: "Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The X server does not expect the time to go backwards. Whatever > > you run on your computer while X is running, do not ever allow > > the time to go backwards. If time goes forwards, about the worst > > that will happen is the screensaver or DPMS will kick in. If it > > goes backwards, deadlock can result.
It's a pity X11 doesn't use a monotonically increasing value for its timing functions (like uptime). On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 07:16:17PM -0500, Dave Reed wrote: > Uh, so what is one supposed to do when we switch back to standard > time? I'm not trying to be difficult, but really wonder to do. Are you > saying we should exit X, set the clock back (or let it do it itself as > it does if it's on), and then restart X afterwards? No need to worry about this case. The system time is kept in UTC/GMT. Changing between standard and daylight savings time, or time zones in general do not affect the system time -- they only affect the way system time is usually converted for display or interpreted when input.
