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authorRichard M. Stallman2006-12-24 03:01:49 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2006-12-24 03:01:49 +0000
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(Holidays): US daylight savings begins second Sunday
in March for 2007 onwards. (Daylight Savings): Show new US default daylight savings rules, 2nd Sun in Mar to 1st Sun in Nov, now in cal-dst.el.
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@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ a calendar window.
529practice}, not historical fact. Historically, for instance, the start 529practice}, not historical fact. Historically, for instance, the start
530of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to 530of daylight savings time and even its existence have varied from year to
531year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time 531year, but present United States law mandates that daylight savings time
532begins on the first Sunday in April. When the daylight savings rules 532begins on the second Sunday in March. When the daylight savings rules
533are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present 533are set up for the United States, Emacs always uses the present
534definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years. 534definition, even though it is wrong for some prior years.
535 535
@@ -1592,14 +1592,14 @@ day in the solar and lunar calculations.
1592 The values for Cambridge, Massachusetts are as follows: 1592 The values for Cambridge, Massachusetts are as follows:
1593 1593
1594@example 1594@example
1595(calendar-nth-named-day 1 0 4 year) 1595(calendar-nth-named-day 2 0 3 year)
1596(calendar-nth-named-day -1 0 10 year) 1596(calendar-nth-named-day 1 0 11 year)
1597@end example 1597@end example
1598 1598
1599@noindent 1599@noindent
1600That is, the first 0th day (Sunday) of the fourth month (April) in 1600That is, the second 0th day (Sunday) of the third month (March) in
1601the year specified by @code{year}, and the last Sunday of the tenth month 1601the year specified by @code{year}, and the first Sunday of the eleventh month
1602(October) of that year. If daylight savings time were 1602(November) of that year. If daylight savings time were
1603changed to start on October 1, you would set 1603changed to start on October 1, you would set
1604@code{calendar-daylight-savings-starts} to this: 1604@code{calendar-daylight-savings-starts} to this:
1605 1605