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Tantek: rm hardcoded IRC server in prose

2024-10-23T19:20:20Z

rm hardcoded IRC server in prose

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	=== strtime instructions as class names ===		=== strtime instructions as class names ===
	Proposal by DavidLaban (alsuren on ~~freenode~~) on 8 Jun 2008		Proposal by DavidLaban (alsuren on [[IRC]]) on 8 Jun 2008
	It might be possible to have a slightly more readable/extensible/elegant format:		It might be possible to have a slightly more readable/extensible/elegant format:
	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>

Aaronpk: Replace with {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}

2020-07-18T16:21:42Z

Replace <entry-title> with {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}

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	~~<entry-title>~~ Datetime Design Pattern ~~</entry-title>~~		{{DISPLAYTITLE: Datetime Design Pattern }}
	Use the [[HTML5]] time element for all use-cases that the Datetime Design Pattern was created for, thus use <time> instead of <abbr>, e.g.		Use the [[HTML5]] time element for all use-cases that the Datetime Design Pattern was created for, thus use <time> instead of <abbr>, e.g.
	<source lang=xml>		<source lang=xml>

Tantek: be more explicit about abbr datetime-design-pattern being dropped

2013-11-07T19:33:42Z

be more explicit about abbr datetime-design-pattern being dropped

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	<entry-title> Datetime Design Pattern </entry-title>		<entry-title> Datetime Design Pattern </entry-title>
	~~The~~ [[HTML5]] time element ~~handles~~ all use-cases that the Datetime Design Pattern was created for, thus use <time> instead of <abbr>, e.g.		Use the [[HTML5]] time element for all use-cases that the Datetime Design Pattern was created for, thus use <time> instead of <abbr>, e.g.
	<source lang=xml>		<source lang=xml>
	<time datetime="2012-08-26 20:09-0700">		<time datetime="2012-08-26 20:09-0700">
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	</time>		</time>
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	<div class="usermessage">If you cannot use the <code><time></code> element, ~~or prefer a DRYer solution, see~~ the [[value-class-pattern]] for ~~how to publish~~ datetimes~~, especially with regards~~ to [[#accessibility_issues \| accessibility issues]].</div>		<div class="usermessage">
			If you cannot use the <code><time></code> element (e.g. if you're stuck with an old XHTML1 CMS), use the [[value-class-pattern#Date_and_time_values\|value class pattern for dates and times]].

			The abbr use for datetimes in particular has been dropped due to [[#accessibility_issues \| accessibility issues]].
			</div>

			= Historical Archive =
			The remainder of this page is kept as a historical archive.

			The abbr datetime-design-pattern has been dropped.

	== Purpose ==		== Purpose ==
	* Use the [[datetime-design-pattern]] to make dates and datetimes that are human readable also formally machine readable.
	* Use the [[value-class-pattern]] for datetimes for better accessibility.		* Use the [[value-class-pattern]] for datetimes for better accessibility.
			* Deprecated: The [[datetime-design-pattern]] was used to make datetimes that are human readable also formally machine readable.

	== Practical Need ==		== Practical Need ==