"dotted" versus "numeric"

[sffc]

ICU allows four widths: long, short, narrow, and numeric.

The current README for Intl.DurationFormat has these four: long, short, narrow, and dotted.

What is the difference between numeric and dotted? Let's discuss which name is better.

[ryzokuken]

I think "numeric" sounds better, personally.

[younies]

I totally agree with @ryzokuken

[younies]

I was thinking about something means very small such as nano or micro. Also, @ryzokuken suggested to use tiny to not conflict with nanoseconds and microseconds

[sffc]

The finalist options are:

1. delimited
2. digital
3. clock
4. concise
5. symbolic

[sffc]

Discussion from 2020-09-10 meeting:

https://github.com/tc39/ecma402/blob/master/meetings/notes-2020-09-10.md#dotted-versus-numeric-16

[ptomato]

+1 for "concise" or "symbolic"

[sffc]

I don't like "concise" for two reasons:

1. It sounds too much like "compact" in the sense of compact notation
2. It is too general, and I would rather reserve that word for other potential uses

In this context, I would rather use a more specific term. Any of the other four choices are specific enough.

[younies]

+1 for digital

[Louis-Aime]

+1 3:clock

[justingrant]

+1 digital

[FrankYFTang]

+1 digital

[sffc]

2021-01-04: agreed on "digital".