Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator

Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by npgatech on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:22AM (#15539416)

If all inputs are in hh:mm format, then there is no ambiguity of 930 as 9:30 am/pm. There could be a toggle for AM/PM.

Who puts seconds as an input for setting their morning alarm? MAD!

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by dogecoinbase on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:27AM (#15539430)

What's the unambiguous setting of 73:45 in hh:mm format?

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by KozmoNau7 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @05:32AM (#15540348)

3 days, 1 hour, 45 minutes. Simple.

The Android clock app silently corrects 73 minutes to 1 hour 13 minutes.

So for 1:13:45 (hh:mm:ss) you can input "7345" on the keypad and It. Just. Works.

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by lobster_johnson on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @11:38AM (#15542366)

But an alarm clock sets a relative point in time that happens every day. Putting "3 days" into a calendar is fine, but for an alarm clock it makes no sense.

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by KozmoNau7 on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:48PM (#15543543)

So you add basic input validation.

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by lobster_johnson on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:55PM (#15543637)

Yes, but the person who originally proposed this argued that there was no ambiguity.

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Re:Try quickly typing 1+ 2 + 3 into the iOS 11 Calculator by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @04:04AM (#15539965)

Invalid input, just as the empty string or a single digit would be.

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