Comments on: Microformats – Part 2: The Fundamental Types http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/ User Experience Design at Mozilla Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:10:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DCStrain http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-118899 DCStrain Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:11:40 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-118899 And who is going to solve the problem of figuring out how to teach the 'masses' what all this stuff means. And who is going to solve the problem of figuring out how to teach the ‘masses’ what all this stuff means.

]]> By: Francisco Tosete http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-113440 Francisco Tosete Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:44:41 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-113440 Hi Alex, Ranganathan do you Know? Ranganathan was one of the most important theorist of Library and Information Science, a mathematician and librarian from India: - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganathan - http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ranganathan_for_ias He proposed Colon Classification, a speciall classification for categorize all knowledge of the World like as Decimal Classification Universal (DCU) that you can see for organize the books of any library of the Occidental World. Is very impresive that the types of information that you proposed implement in Firefox as Microformats: - Feed - When - Contact - Who - Location - Where - Event - What - How & Why are exactly the original facets proposed by Ranganathan: - Personality - Who - Matter - What - Energy - How & Why - Space - Where - Time - When the philosophical substance of the Colon Classification expressed in the future implementation of Microformats of Firefox seventy five years after. wow! ;-) cordial greeting and a happy new year from Madrid, Spain Hi Alex,

Ranganathan do you Know?

Ranganathan was one of the most important theorist of Library and Information Science, a mathematician and librarian from India:
- http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranganathan
- http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ranganathan_for_ias

He proposed Colon Classification, a speciall classification for categorize all knowledge of the World like as Decimal Classification Universal (DCU) that you can see for organize the books of any library of the Occidental World.

Is very impresive that the types of information that you proposed implement in Firefox as Microformats:

- Feed – When
- Contact – Who
- Location – Where
- Event – What – How & Why

are exactly the original facets proposed by Ranganathan:

- Personality – Who
- Matter – What
- Energy – How & Why
- Space – Where
- Time – When

the philosophical substance of the Colon Classification expressed in the future implementation of Microformats of Firefox seventy five years after. wow! ;-)

cordial greeting and a happy new year from Madrid, Spain

]]> By: Oyun http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-113406 Oyun Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:06:44 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-113406 Y’know, it shows Canada, Mexico and half of South America too ;-) I would be very surprised if anyone actually complained.ı have followed your writing for a long time.really you have given very successful information. In spite of my english trouale,I am trying to read and understand your writing. Y’know, it shows Canada, Mexico and half of South America too ;-) I would be very surprised if anyone actually complained.ı have followed your writing for a long time.really you have given very successful information.
In spite of my english trouale,I am trying to read and understand your writing.

]]> By: Michiel van der Blonk http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-102536 Michiel van der Blonk Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:09:54 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-102536 I believe a lot of people are mistaken by the somewhat misleading 'native support for microformats' claim. FF 3.0 can have plugins detect microformats. That does not, I repeat not, make it 'accessible to the masses'. Masses don't know about APIs and JavaScript, or even the quite obscure operator plugin. Once it shows up in the browser _by default_, then they will notice. Like the currently very visible RSS icon (which still probably over 50% of users don't know about). I believe a lot of people are mistaken by the somewhat misleading ‘native support for microformats’ claim. FF 3.0 can have plugins detect microformats. That does not, I repeat not, make it ‘accessible to the masses’. Masses don’t know about APIs and JavaScript, or even the quite obscure operator plugin. Once it shows up in the browser _by default_, then they will notice. Like the currently very visible RSS icon (which still probably over 50% of users don’t know about).

]]> By: Mike http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-35196 Mike Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:02:29 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-35196 Very interesting thoughts and developments. I'm excited to see how this will turn out. We (at ESRI) develop plentyful of georss feeds which definitely will turn into need for built-in geocast features - cool!! About the icon itself: I also think that the US-centric worldview (as you have already stated in your blog) doesn't seem to be appropriate, but then again, once the globe icon is shrinked down to 16x16 pixels it might as well be Australia (same with the calendar). Probably the pictorial should be simplified. I like the feed and person who work very well. Unfortunately I haven't come up with anything better yet - but let you know if I do. Thanks, great work!! Mike Very interesting thoughts and developments. I’m excited to see how this will turn out.

We (at ESRI) develop plentyful of georss feeds which definitely will turn into need for built-in geocast features – cool!!

About the icon itself: I also think that the US-centric worldview (as you have already stated in your blog) doesn’t seem to be appropriate, but then again, once the globe icon is shrinked down to 16×16 pixels it might as well be Australia (same with the calendar). Probably the pictorial should be simplified. I like the feed and person who work very well. Unfortunately I haven’t come up with anything better yet – but let you know if I do.

Thanks, great work!! Mike

]]> By: Lasuren http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-16160 Lasuren Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:03:45 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-16160 I am supported very strained like Firefox 3 the Microformat querying? We wait for it simply times. I am supported very strained like Firefox 3 the Microformat querying? We wait for it simply times.

]]> By: Le Sage http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-6570 Le Sage Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:13:19 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-6570 OK, contact, location, event. hCard² & hCalendar. Right. How about others (official ones) like hReview & hResume? Is it planned to add them? Or is it definitely given up for Firefox3? OK, contact, location, event. hCard² & hCalendar. Right.
How about others (official ones) like hReview & hResume? Is it planned to add them? Or is it definitely given up for Firefox3?

]]> By: unyou http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-6050 unyou Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:20:20 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-6050 "Y’know, it shows Canada, Mexico and half of South America too I would be very surprised if anyone actually complained." Consider this post a complaint “Y’know, it shows Canada, Mexico and half of South America too I would be very surprised if anyone actually complained.”

Consider this post a complaint

]]> By: Andy Wong http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 Andy Wong Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:03:01 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-1430 From Alex "Similar to the way Firefox handles search engines, microformat detection (and the associated applications) should be designed as a completely open and extensible platform. This framework should enable contact management, calendaring, and mapping applications to easily integrate with Firefox’s microformat detection system." This is really excellent idea, not only solve the problems of overcrowed icons in web page, but also improve the interaction between web and desktop applications and other web applications. Really an information broker. I am the lead programmer of a desktop contact management program. We always tried to improve the interaction between the desktop program and the web application. What Alex is going to do is really a good news. From Alex
“Similar to the way Firefox handles search engines, microformat detection (and the associated applications) should be designed as a completely open and extensible platform. This framework should enable contact management, calendaring, and mapping applications to easily integrate with Firefox’s microformat detection system.”

This is really excellent idea, not only solve the problems of overcrowed icons in web page, but also improve the interaction between web and desktop applications and other web applications.

Really an information broker.

I am the lead programmer of a desktop contact management program. We always tried to improve the interaction between the desktop program and the web application.

What Alex is going to do is really a good news.

]]> By: Mikel Maron http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Mikel Maron Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:05:18 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2006/12/13/microformats-part-2-the-fundamental-types/#comment-419 "For instance, even though geocasting is a cool idea, I don’t know of a single mapping application that currently supports RSS with a payload of geos" Mapufacture.com supports GeoRSS, and will soon support RSS and XHTML containing Geo Microformats. Really interesting stuff! “For instance, even though geocasting is a cool idea, I don’t know of a single mapping application that currently supports RSS with a payload of geos”

Mapufacture.com supports GeoRSS, and will soon support RSS and XHTML containing Geo Microformats.

Really interesting stuff!

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