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The system plugin¶
This plugin defines some site-wide functionality like the site parameters, time zones, etc..
- site parameters¶
A data window where you can modify certain site-wide settings via the web interface.
A site manager can open this window via .
- time zone¶
Lino stores timestamps internally in the UTC time zone, but when displaying them converts them into the user’s time zone.
Every user can select their preferred time zone in their user settings.
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone
The time zones available on a given Lino site can be configured in
TimeZones.As a hosting provider you can customize this choicelist for a Lino site in the
lino.core.site.Site.user_types_module.- date format¶
A codified text like “dd.mm.yyyy”, which instructs Lino how dates are to be represented.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country
Every Lino site has its list of
DateFormats.