From: Don A. <don...@co...> - 2005-07-25 03:18:01
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We've had a request to support dates in the format of "<1900>" to indicate ambiguity. The question comes up: Is this a common practice that should be supported in GRAMPS? If so, what does <1900> mean? 1) about 1900 2) estimated 1900 3) calculated 1900 4) Something else? Don |
From: Ant <50...@t8...> - 2005-07-25 18:52:11
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Hello Don, <1900> seems meaningless to me, I'd need to read the manual to see what you'd decided it meant! I would prefer app 1900 for approximately, 1900? if I was unsure, before 1900, after 1900. Regards Ant * Don't let the EU rule Britannia - no I.D.cards, no National Database! * On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, Don Allingham wrote: > We've had a request to support dates in the format of "<1900>" to > indicate ambiguity. The question comes up: Is this a common practice > that should be supported in GRAMPS? > > If so, what does <1900> mean? > > 1) about 1900 > 2) estimated 1900 > 3) calculated 1900 > 4) Something else? > > Don > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > |
From: Luke-Jr <lu...@da...> - 2005-07-25 22:36:23
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On Monday 25 July 2005 07:06, Ant wrote: > I would prefer > app 1900 for approximately, "~1900" would make more sense for approx, IMHO > 1900? if I was unsure, > before 1900, "< 1900" > after 1900. "> 1900" |
From: Don A. <don...@co...> - 2005-07-26 01:20:11
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I think I need to clarify the original question. GRAMPS supports many methods of indicating ambiguity. We do not intend on removing any of these existing mechanism. The question was if the <> brackets should be supported in addition to the other methods, and if so, does it mean "About", "Estimated", or "Calculated". Don On Sun, 2005-07-24 at 21:17 -0600, Don Allingham wrote: > We've had a request to support dates in the format of "<1900>" to > indicate ambiguity. The question comes up: Is this a common practice > that should be supported in GRAMPS? > > If so, what does <1900> mean? > > 1) about 1900 > 2) estimated 1900 > 3) calculated 1900 > 4) Something else? > > Don > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-devel mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-devel > |