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Re: Re: maps

• To: hutch@x... (Bob Hutchison)
• Subject: Re: Re: maps
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:26:19 -0400 (EDT)
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <B9755198.DCEE%hutch@x...> from "Bob Hutchison" at Aug 06, 2002 10:12:40 AM

Bob Hutchison scripsit:

> Yes, I understand that you are saying the text values are idiomatic. I'm
> just pointing out that 75°15'00" N isn't the idiom, 75°15'00" N 43°05'00" W
> is (maybe). So saying <lat>75°15'00" N</lat> is no more idiomatic than
> <lat>75.25</lat>.

Nonsense.  If your idiom for time is 2:45 PM, then the idiom isn't 2.45 PM,
but it's still better than 14.75 (hours after midnight).  Claims of the
form "Because B isn't exactly A, it's no better than Z" are facially bogus.

-- 
John Cowan        http://www.ccil.org/~cowan          jcowan@r...
Please leave your values        |       Check your assumptions.  In fact,
   at the front desk.           |          check your assumptions at the door.
     --sign in Paris hotel      |            --Miles Vorkosigan

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