[ebxml-dev] Standard keys for Time and Date

[Stephen GOULD <sggould@oic.org>]

TO:	Gilbert HEALTON
	Peter HAAS
	Peter NELSON

Gilbert you have carried out a great deal of work over the years particularly with 
your analysis of how dates are used by different operating systems.  Your web-
page is an excellent explanation of the history of Calendars and provides some 
very useful links especially the Time Zones.

PERMISSION FOR PERMANENT LINK

Thank you for explanations and contributions to a better understanding of 
dates and time issues in relation to ISO 8601.

With your permission we would like to include those explanations as permanent 
links on the proposed Electronic Information Interchange [EII] Date structure so 
that people no longer have to key in dates or use drop down menus.  
http://www.halisa.net/cpt/d/AS2002.htm

TIME & DATE ICONS, HOT-KEYS OR TOOL-BAR

There obviously needs to be a standard key for calling up a date - like cut {Ctrl 
C} and paste {Ctrl V}.  

Perhaps Ctrl D be suitable for calling up a rolling 12 month Date menu and Ctrl T 
for calling up a Time clock for all E-business applications.

There may be Date tool-bar, hot-key or icon so that a mouse can be used to 
select the whole date.

What do you think ?

FORMULA FOR CALCULATING TIME

There is obviously a formula for calculating time in relation to longitude and 
latitude.  

As cars now have inbuilt GPS systems they must use some way of keeping the 
car clock in sync as you drive through different time zones.

Does anyone know how they do it ?  And could it be modified for E-business 
applications ?

NEXT STEPS

All feedback appreciated

regards

Stephen GOULD
Projects Co-ordinator
OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
15:59 U 2002/03/03	Syd	2089

E:	sggould@oic.org
T:	(02) 9953-3583
W:	http://www.oic.org/3a4a.htm


On 2 Mar 02, at 2:03, g_healton wrote:

> The latest release of 
> http://www.exit109.com/~ghealton/y2k/yrexamples.html is now available 
> for use and review.
> 
> Summary: General summary of calendars, dates, and times from past to 
> the present. This includes details on using the ISO 8601 standard in 
> and out of computers. It ends with information for software 
> developers wanting to properly use dates and times. 
> 
> Note the shortcut hyperlink at the top of the page that takes readers 
> directly to the section on ISO 8601.
> 
> 
> 
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