[uf-discuss] Re: Precise Expansion Patterns

[Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis]

Paul Wilkins wrote:
> On 12/16/07, Michael MD <mdagn at spraci.com> wrote:
>> what about html5's datetime attribute?
>> (would only be of use in html5 though)
> 
> There is a datetime attribute (on a very select few elements) in HTML4.
> 
> The trouble is that you are required to specify a full date/time, of
> which only one type for format is accepted, which is too narrow for
> our needs.
> 
> I presume that there are similar issues with the HTML5 standard too.

Yes, the TIME element with the DATETIME attribute in the HTML5 /draft/ 
(it's not a standard yet!) is not a duration, but a specific point in time:

http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/section-phrase.html#the-time

http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/section-common1.html#dates

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Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis