Re: OT: RSS and Languages
But the docs site doesn't say anything about the language element being an optional sub-element of the item... Isaac: It isn't. In RSS 2.0, rss:language is a channel-level element and that's it. and the one reply to this post says that the language element has been an optional sub-element of the item since RSS 1.0... Don't be fooled by the versioning. RSS 1.0 and 2.0 have nothing to do with one another... they're completely different forks of the 0.91 format, created and maintained by different entities. Does anybody else have any more insight on this? If you're intent upon having item-level language declarations, you've got a few choices: (1) Use dc:language... see the Dubline Core definition for details. (2) Apply standard xml:lang attributes as appropriate to RSS 2.0 elements. Note that the spec doesn't make any explicit reference to or use of xml:lang. (3) Use Atom 1.0, where the spec *does* explicitly support xml:lang. Of the few consuming apps that are language-aware, you're most likely to see support for (1) and (3). I'd probably go with (1), since people are still debugging their Atom 1.0 parsers right now. -- Roger Benningfield JournURL http://journurl.com/ http://admin.support.journurl.com/ ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214950 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: OT: RSS and Languages
Does anybody else have any more insight on this? If you're intent upon having item-level language declarations, you've got a few choices: (1) Use dc:language... see the Dubline Core definition for details. (2) Apply standard xml:lang attributes as appropriate to RSS 2.0 elements. Note that the spec doesn't make any explicit reference to or use of xml:lang. (3) Use Atom 1.0, where the spec *does* explicitly support xml:lang. Of the few consuming apps that are language-aware, you're most likely to see support for (1) and (3). I'd probably go with (1), since people are still debugging their Atom 1.0 parsers right now. Thanks a lot Roger, greatly appreciated... I'm off to find the namespace URI for dublin core... s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214956 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
OT: RSS and Languages
I'm finishing up work on the initial release of my onTap framework blog and coming across this question... I'm looking at the documentation for RSS 2.0 and I'm thinking about using the language element in the individual item nodes (because the blog provides utility for translating one article into multiple languages)... But the docs site doesn't say anything about the language element being an optional sub-element of the item... I did find this from a google search: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-dev/message/5621 Which confirmed my suspicions that this facility would be useful... and the one reply to this post says that the language element has been an optional sub-element of the item since RSS 1.0 -- or at least it seems to -- it's not very clear... but the docs at the harvard server don't indicate this: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Does anybody else have any more insight on this? Thanks, s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214903 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
