[Bug 12885] Add a new input type=numeric

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12885

VolkerK <volker.krebs@abas.de> changed:

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--- Comment #19 from VolkerK <volker.krebs@abas.de> 2011-06-08 09:58:50 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #18)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > I agree with comment 11, but I'm not sure that it's relevant to this bug? Or
> > are you suggesting that type=number solves the relevant use cases?
> 
> No. I'm suggesting that we shouldn't try to address i18n sadness of type=number
> by introducing other types. There may be other reasons to introduce new types.

I think that allowing the pattern attribute for type=number is a good idea. The
specification should not define what a valid floating point number is, like it
does here
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/common-microsyntaxes.html#valid-floating-point-number

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Received on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 09:58:53 UTC