Precise Expansion Patterns (was: Re: [uf-discuss] Hcalendar in bbc.co.uk/programmes)

[Paul Wilkins]

On Dec 15, 2007 9:19 AM, Martin McEvoy <martin at weborganics.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 19:21 +0000, Ben Ward wrote:
> > '3:23' IS NOT an
> > abbreviation of the string 'PT3M23S' (hAudio).

I think you're right. It should be P3M23S instead.

> A couple of us involved in the brainstorming and after, Myself and Andy
> I think recommended that the duration class should just be expressed as
>
> <span class="duration">3:23</span>
>
> Its enough for hAudio I think and doesn't violate the abbr pattern as
> the current spec tentatively does.

Will you be contesting the date pattern as well? If the date pattern
is acceptable then the time pattern is directly acceptable as well
through the very same standards.