On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Ryosuke Niwa <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Aryeh Gregor <[email protected]> > 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
