- From: Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:36:06 +0100
On Mon, August 9, 2010 15:10, Daniel Glazman wrote: > Le 09/08/10 03:11, Kit Grose a ?crit : > >> should the "year" field also permit the entry of BC/AD? > > Or a jewish year? Or a muslim year? Or counting since the > first tooth of Carolus Magnus or the last onomatopoeia > pronounced by Hannibal during his crossing of the Alps? Do you see anyone suggesting such things? If not, please can we avid such hyperbole. > Tantek needs a year. He never said he needs to specify in > which system the year is counted. He never said he cannot use > a radiobutton for BC/AD or any other calendaring system > aside of the year input. We (not just one person) always need to be able to know the calendar system in use; it's just that the default is Gregorian. Discussions of preference for one kind of UI over another are premature. > Why make things complex when it's possible to make them simple? Why make things /overly/ simple, if it prevents valid use cases from being realised? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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