Re: [calsify] JSCalendar: alternative to current all-day events

Doug Royer <douglasroyer@gmail.com> Tue, 18 June 2019 17:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [calsify] JSCalendar: alternative to current all-day events
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On 6/17/19 6:39 PM, Bron Gondwana wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, at 09:25, Doug Royer wrote:
>>   "Indicates whether this event is meant to represent an all-day event,
>>     and SHOULD be presented accordingly in a calendaring application.
>>     The value of this property is independent of the actual time-span
>>     covered by this event."
>>
>>
>> So, an isAllDay could as an example, be 36 or more hours long?
> 
> It certainly could.  This is already very possible with iCalendar, e.g. 
> this event here:
> 
(example not included)
> 
> Which is an "all day event" with a duration of 5 days.

So, with, or without 'isAllDay' they mean EXACTLY the same thing. What 
is the point of 'isAllDay' when with or without it, it means the same thing?

If I am incorrect, what does it mean?


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