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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 232928] New: Digital Clock Widget - Holiday Region Intermixes
From:       <north () tinymagnet ! com>
Date:       2010-04-01 5:18:19
Message-ID: bug-232928-17878 () http ! bugs ! kde ! org/
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232928

           Summary: Digital Clock Widget - Holiday Region Intermixes
                    National & Religious Holidays
           Product: plasma
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: plasma-bugs@kde.org
        ReportedBy: north@tinymagnet.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.4)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Looking at the highlighted days for the holiday region "United States of
America", I am a bit puzzled by entries such as "Ascension" and "Trinity". I
have never heard of these days before but I assume based on their names that
they are Christian religious holidays. This is all good and well except for the
fact that I see no reason why these holidays are part of the "United States of
America" region.

Passover was last night and I don't seem to see it highlighted anywhere on the
calendar. I'm fairly sure it happened as I clearly remember the seder.

I can see only two possible explanations for this:
1: Some developer believes the United States to be a "Christian nation".
2: Certain holidays are considered "universal" and are present in most or all
countries.

I think 1 & 2 are both unreasonable as well as opposed to US government policy.
Regardless of the explanation, the current setup is problematic for Jews and
other non-Christians living in the United States. Additionally, asking someone
to use the calendar for another region (such as Isreal) is unreasonable as
local US holidays such as Independence Day are just as important to many as
religious holidays are. Thus, the current setup is unresolvable and should be
considered a bug.

Instead of the current single-select dropdown, I propose that the dialogue
should contain a CHECKABLE LIST or some other MULTIPLE-SELECT element
containing items such as:

- National Holidays -
☐ United States
☐ United Kingdom
☐ Canada
☐ Germany
etc...

- Religious Holidays -
☐ Jewish
☐ Christian
☐ Buddhist
etc...

- Other Holidays -
☐ Something
☐ More Stuff
☐ bla
etc...

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