Time picker should default to 00:00AM when default value is set to Blank [#342935]

I'm referring to the moment after a date is chosen and the user clicks on the time picker. I've seen confused looks on the faces of several users when the time defaults to the current time, especially the minutes setting. It really doesn't make any sense that now is used as the default time for future events.

Comment	File	Size	Author
#4	date-empty-default-value-current-time.patch	1.82 KB	ezheidtmann
#4

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Comment #1

amanire CreditAttribution: amanire commented 5 December 2008 at 03:35

Priority:

Normal

» Minor

Comment #2

drewish CreditAttribution: drewish commented 9 December 2008 at 01:04

yeah, i'd agree. it's kind of wierd to start typing and have the current time pop in.

Comment #3

arlinsandbulte CreditAttribution: arlinsandbulte commented 12 August 2010 at 18:03

Status:

Active

» Closed (duplicate)

Sort of related to these issues, IMO:
#523218: Default value for To date: Blank should stay blank - D6 issue
#874322: To Date & All Day Date Handling - D7 issue

Comment #4

ezheidtmann CreditAttribution: ezheidtmann commented 16 February 2014 at 01:24

Assigned:	Unassigned	» ezheidtmann
Issue summary:	View changes
Status:	Closed (duplicate)	» Needs review

File	Size
date-empty-default-value-current-time.patch	1.82 KB

As far as I can tell, those linked issues are not duplicates.

This patch fixes the issue by not sending a "startTime" option to the jQuery timepicker if the field doesn't have a default value.

However, I would support removing the startTime under all circumstances; In many circumstances it's confusing to have the list of values starting at the current time.