[Bug 3078] Explain apparent contradiction re: order of durations

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3078





------- Comment #2 from cmsmcq@w3.org  2006-09-22 13:20 -------
Proposed resolution: after the list of fundamental facets and their
values for the yearMonthDuration and dayTimeDuration datatypes, add
Notes.  Three draft wordings have been prepared; if the i18n WG
has a strong preference, we'd be interested to hear about it, 
although I don't promise the WG will agree with you.

Draft A: 

  Note:  The ordered facet is partial even though the datatype is
  in fact totally ordered, because (as explained in 4.2.1 ordered,
  the value of that facet is unchanged by derivation.

Draft B:

  Note: the ordered facet inherits the value 'partial' from
  the primitive duration datatype, even though the restriction
  imposed by the pattern facet results in a value space for
  which the ordering is in fact total.

Draft C:

  Note: As noted above, the restriction imposed by the pattenr facet
  results in a value space for which the ordering inherited from the
  primitive duration datatype is a total order.  The value of the
  fundamental facet ordered, which is not changed by the derivation,
  fails to reflect this fact.  See section 4.2.1 ordered.

Received on Friday, 22 September 2006 13:20:19 UTC