Accept time zones with spaces or underscores to help users.

docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  - added #10727: language choice during site adding
  - added file globbing to preload.exclude
  - fixed #11242: Macros not executing in Download Templates
+ - added TimeZone form controls accepts spaces or underscores in zone names.
 
 7.8.4
  - Fixed a compatibility problem between WRE and new Spectre code.

lib/WebGUI/Form/TimeZone.pm

@@ -95,6 +95,26 @@ sub isDynamicCompatible {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+=head2 new ( )
+
+Extend the base method to handle spaces in the value and/or default value.
+
+=cut
+
+sub new {
+	my $class = shift;
+    my $self  = $class->SUPER::new(@_);
+    my $value = $self->get('value');
+    $value =~ tr/ /_/;
+    $self->set('value', $value);
+    my $defaultValue = $self->get('defaultValue');
+    $defaultValue =~ tr/ /_/;
+    $self->set('defaultValue', $defaultValue);
+    return $self;
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 =head2 toHtml ( )
 
 Renders a database connection picker control.

t/Form/TimeZone.t

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+
+use WebGUI::Test;
+use WebGUI::Form::TimeZone;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+
+#The goal of this test is to verify that Text form elements work
+
+use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
+
+my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
+
+# put your tests here
+
+plan tests => 2;
+
+my $zone;
+
+$zone = WebGUI::Form::TimeZone->new($session, {
+    value => 'America/Los Angeles',
+});
+is ($zone->get('value'), 'America/Los_Angeles', 'new replaces time zones with spaces with underscores in the value');
+
+$zone = WebGUI::Form::TimeZone->new($session, {
+    defaultValue => 'America/New York',
+});
+is ($zone->get('value'), 'America/New_York', 'new replaces time zones with spaces with underscores in the defaultValue');