Markus,

Internally the time _is_ represented as a negative value; it just
doesn't print that way. You might be able to just make up a different
print method and be happy with it.

Cheers,
  - Andreas

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> From: squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org 
> [mailto:squeak-dev-admin at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On 
> Behalf Of Markus Fritsche
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:16 PM
> To: squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org
> Subject: RE: Calculate with negative times
> 
> 
> >> Okay, so I have to deal with date + time when I need something like
> >> -2:30?
> 
> > There are various solutions and work-arounds. If you 
> elaborate a bit more
> > on what you want to achieve you could get a more targeted answer...
> 
> I need this for my "working time" calculator. Like
> Begin: 8:00
> Time to work: 7:31
> Pause: 0:30
> "Gleitzeit" -5:00
> End: 16:00
> 
> "Geitzeit" = 0 at 21:01
> "Gleitzeit" at End: -5:01
> ...
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