- From: Jonathan Castello <twisolar@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:32:37 -0700
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <ryosuke.niwa at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Aryeh Gregor <Simetrical+w3c at gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> For simplicity, there?should be exactly one format submitted to the >> server, so that the >> server doesn't have to implement every major calendar system on the >> off chance it has some user whose browser is configured to submit >> dates in the Thai solar calendar or something. ?The browser is free to >> implement whatever UI it likes, though -- the Japanese version of a >> browser might accept Japanese eras for years, the Hebrew version might >> accept the Jewish calendar, whatever. > > Right, that's what I meant. ?But to implement that, we need to know that > certain text field is accepting "year", not a 4-digit number. ?Each UA can > then implement a year picker suitable for its users. > Best, > Ryosuke That's probably the most convincing point for adding a "year" type I've heard so far. I'd agree with a "year" type just based on that. -- ~Jonathan
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