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* +1 [[Faruk]] (per [http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7145 Bug 7145 - Valid date strings should accept ambiguous inputs, like "2009" or "2007-01"]) One example is the very common archive view found on most blogs, which contain distinct links or headers for each year, each month per year, and often each date within a chosen or highlighted month. Currently, the <code><time></code> element only allows for <code>datetime</code> values as precise as a specific day, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD. | * +1 [[Faruk]] (per [http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7145 Bug 7145 - Valid date strings should accept ambiguous inputs, like "2009" or "2007-01"]) One example is the very common archive view found on most blogs, which contain distinct links or headers for each year, each month per year, and often each date within a chosen or highlighted month. Currently, the <code><time></code> element only allows for <code>datetime</code> values as precise as a specific day, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD. | ||
* -1 [[Hixie]] - "Without clear use cases, I don't intend to change the spec here." (ibid) | * -1 [[Hixie]] - "Without clear use cases, I don't intend to change the spec here." (ibid) | ||
* +1 "radiz" implied support for YYYY-MM with the real world use case question: "How to use <time> with a date in astrology?" in the article http://html5doctor.com/your-questions-answered-6/ | |||
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Revision as of 18:31, 11 April 2010
Research, data, use cases, issues, and enhancements related to the HTML5 time element.
year only
The time element should accept just a year.
- ISO8601 syntax
- YYYY
- use case research
- http://microformats.org/wiki/birthday-examples#year_only
Opinions / discusion:
- +1 Faruk (per Bug 7145 - Valid date strings should accept ambiguous inputs, like "2009" or "2007-01") One example is the very common archive view found on most blogs, which contain distinct links or headers for each year, each month per year, and often each date within a chosen or highlighted month. Currently, the
<time>element only allows fordatetimevalues as precise as a specific day, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD. - -1 Hixie - "Without clear use cases, I don't intend to change the spec here." (ibid)
- +1 Tantek (per HTML5 Super Friends Technical Details: time element)
year month only
The time element should accept just a year and a month.
- ISO8601 syntax
- YYYY-MM
Opinions / discusion:
- +1 Tantek
- +1 Faruk (per Bug 7145 - Valid date strings should accept ambiguous inputs, like "2009" or "2007-01") One example is the very common archive view found on most blogs, which contain distinct links or headers for each year, each month per year, and often each date within a chosen or highlighted month. Currently, the
<time>element only allows fordatetimevalues as precise as a specific day, e.g. YYYY-MM-DD. - -1 Hixie - "Without clear use cases, I don't intend to change the spec here." (ibid)
- +1 "radiz" implied support for YYYY-MM with the real world use case question: "How to use <time> with a date in astrology?" in the article http://html5doctor.com/your-questions-answered-6/
- ...
month day only
The time element should accept just a month and a day.
- ISO8601 syntax
- --MM-DD
- use case research
- http://microformats.org/wiki/birthday-examples#month_and_day_only
Opinions / discusion: