17855 2012-07-18 07:04:21 +0000 i18n-ISSUE-88: local/floating date terminology 2012-09-27 23:32:32 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WHATWG HTML unspecified Other other RESOLVED WONTFIX P3 normal Unsorted 1 contributor ian addison ian mike public-i18n-core contributor oldest_to_newest 70180 0 contributor 2012-07-18 07:04:21 +0000 This was was cloned from bug 16959 as part of operation convergence. Originally filed: 2012-05-07 17:11:00 +0000 Original reporter: Addison Phillips <addison@lab126.com> ================================================================================ #0 Addison Phillips 2012-05-07 17:11:13 +0000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5.5.7 Global dates and times http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/single-page.html#global-dates-and-times This defines a 'global date and time', which is the same as a 'local date and time', only with a time zone representation. I propose changing the 'local' value to use the term 'floating' (since it is not truly local). The term 'global' could remain. I would also suggest adding a reference to w3.org/TR/timezone (our note) to help users understand when to use which type. ================================================================================ 74684 1 ian 2012-09-27 23:32:32 +0000 I started doing this, but then I realised this would cause unfortunate confusion because the keyword that invokes it is called "datetime-local". So I think changing the term might be more confusion than help.