[whatwg] [Web Forms 2.0] Last minute suggestion - The <format> element.

[Dean Edwards]

Matthew Raymond wrote:
>    I've been bugged for a while by the problem of formatting hints for 
> date and time inputs. The current model requires that either the server 
> determines the format for itself...
> 

i suggested a format attribute a while back. It's not just hints, you 
might want to reformat user input too. Ian said that it would be in Web 
Forms 3.
-dean