On 2026-03-06 19:08, Robert Elz via tz wrote:
If those actually require 3 (or more) chars (letters perhaps, but then +07 wouldn't work) then change the quidelines. It is that simple. There is no reason for such a restriction - and what's more, we should be able to create zones which reflect the "military" zone names (A B C ... Z, missing just I I think it is, but it has been a while) which are all 1 char long (but are unable to represent offsets that aren't an even number of hours).
See attached: Juliet is localtime; Zulu is GMT; Alpha..Mike are GMT+1..12; November..Yankee are GMT-1..12. I used to add them under .../ITU, but now under .../Etc, including spelling variations Alfa, Juliett, Whiskey (I'm Scottish/Irish), X-ray, and single letters. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry