Re: calander package

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>]

Jeffrey Carter <jrcarter@acm.org> writes:

> Vincent Marciante wrote:
> > 
> > The original Booch.Calendar_Utilities could be considered.
> > ...
> >     type Date_Format is (Full,            -- FEBRUARY 27, 1955
> >                          Month_Day_Year); -- 02/27/55
> 
> Neither of these formats is acceptable for my use.

I kind of like the method used in the Scribe text formatting language.
The user can define whatever format they like.  The method is to write
a certain example date in the format you like, something like:

    @DefineDateFormat{Wednesday -- Feb. 23, 55}

The system determines the general rule from that example,
and formats all dates accordingly.

I believe the example date is Brian Reid's birthdate.
(Brian Reid designed Scribe as his PhD thesis.)

- Bob