Description: Timezone
Keywords: Engauge Digitizer, browser based documentation, online manual, Discretizing, timezone

## Engauge Digitizer - Timezone

## How are timezones handled?

The system timezone is used when computing time values, which are sometimes used for one of the two coordinates. In most cases this strategy gives consistent time values from one execution to the next, but inconsistency may appear when (1) the system timezone is changed on the computer running Engauge, or (2) a document is used on another computer with a different timezone.

## How to fix the timezone?

If time values are incorrect due to a timezone change, there are at least two solutions:

1. TZ environment variable can be set with a value like 'America/Los_Angeles'. This fix only affects the shell where the TZ variable is set.
2. System timezonoe can be changed using an operating system interface. This fix affects all applications.

Instruction for implementing either solution on your computer may be found on the internet.