[IxDA Discuss] Date Format

[Mark Canlas]

Is this for input or display? If it's for display, you should probably go
with the most clear, verbose, and still elegant looking style, like April
12, 2007.

If this is for input, just do it like Outlook does it. Accept any wacky
format the user chooses to input and have the software intelligently decide
which one it is, and then decode it back to a standardized format, like Apr
12, 2007.

-Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-
> bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Alok Jain
> Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 7:49 AM
> To: discuss at ixda.org
> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Date Format
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I am working on an application for a US Federal department. They have
> been
> using the standard date format of mm/dd/yyyy e.g. 04/12/2007. I am of
> the
> belief that using MMM DD, yyyy e.g. Apr 12, 2007 will be better as it
> puts
> less cognitive load on the users.
> 
> I am aware of ISO standard (yyyy-mm-dd) but am looking for specific
> research
> data. Is anyone aware of any research on the this? Any
> eperiences/opinions?
> 
> Regards
> Alok Jain
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