- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:13:54 +0000 (UTC)
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Matthew Raymond wrote: > > We've been talking about a <date> element in another thread. Why not > some kind of format element that gives a region-specific format on a WF2 > browser?... > > <label for="dday"> > Date: <timeformat type="date">(format: dd-mm-yyyy)</timeformat> > </label> > <input type="date" id="dday"> > > In a legacy browser, the label would be "Date: (format: > dd-mm-yyyy)". On a WF2 browser, however, you might see "Date: (format: > yyyy-mm-dd)" if your region uses the "yyyy-mm-dd" format. This can be > useful for international users who may be using a browser in an Internet > cafe or something and is not be used to the native formats. Hey now that's a good idea. I don't think we should add it to WF2, but this is definitely something that WF3 or WA1 could do with. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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