Louis JOURDAN >>Interesting, because Louis' translation to calendar dates >>presumes that "1" is Sunday, and Louis is from France: > >Correct, but I am aware that in the US and some other >countries of Anglo-Saxon culture, the week starts on Sunday. >I suspect that if in France Sunday is the seventh day of the >week, it has something to do with the Bible (Genesis). Why >this has not been taken up by other cultures is mysterious >to me. >Anyway this is pure convention.
At the risk of contradiction, I assure you that in this anglo-saxon culture (UK), the week starts on Monday. Microsoft Outlook has a calendar option 'First day of week'. The user can choose any day but the default is Monday. It also has an option 'First week of year'. The user has only 3 choices and the default is 'Starts on Jan 1'. So that is clearly not ISO8601 compliant. I do not know if either of the other choices are. What do the rest of you think? Tools, Options, Preferences, Calendar Options -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
