From ebd7e1d348a4c771dcccf35caaf80cce7ffbfd80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keghani Kouzoujian Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 18:20:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update timezone mapper README with CLDR translated name pointers (#1728) --- resources/timezones/README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/resources/timezones/README.md b/resources/timezones/README.md index aae61a4e8..1f67afdf9 100644 --- a/resources/timezones/README.md +++ b/resources/timezones/README.md @@ -37,3 +37,19 @@ ant -f java/build.xml build-timezones-data Note that, due to our using stable CLDR timezone IDs, we do not change the ID for an existing timezone when the name of a region or subdivision changes. The library returns the *ID*, which you may use to get the localised name from CLDR. + +See CLDR's [documentation for timezone +translations](http://cldr.unicode.org/translation/timezones). You can also +browse [different languages' +names](http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/verify/zones/index.html); for +example, the `Asia/Calcutta` timezone identifier has English names +`Kolkata Time` and `India Standard Time`, and the [English +file](http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/verify/zones/en.html) links to +a [view](http://st.unicode.org/cldr-apps/v#/en/SAsia/2dac3ef061238996) with +other regions having the same timezone (including those with different IDs). + +Other relevant CLDR data: +* http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/latest/supplemental/zone_tzid.html +* http://unicode.org/repos/cldr/trunk/common/bcp47/timezone.xml +* http://unicode.org/repos/cldr/trunk/common/supplemental/metaZones.xml +* http://unicode.org/repos/cldr/trunk/common/supplemental/windowsZones.xml