Re: [WSG] Address Element
Hi there, Dear WSG members, I'm a bit confused about the correct use for address-element. W3C documentation states that it should be used to supply contact information for a document or a major part of a document such as a form.. Now as I'm working on phone (and address) directories, I am currently using the element to mark up addresses of all listings (no matter how many of the listings are on a page). What do you think? Is this correct usage or not? Well the spec is not clear, but it seems the intention of the element is to provide contact details for the page itself; rather than the subject of the page. It's an odd element - extremely specific. For contact details, you could use definition lists; a well-structured table (depending on whether you feel a single-row/column table is acceptable) or even just an unordered list. It depends on exactly what you're providing. If you do want to implement the hCard microformat, you will probably find the tag nesting requirements don't work all that well with definition lists unless you never have to type an entry. If you do have type entries, it gets more difficult. I did an hCard implementation recently and went with a mixture of headings, paragraphs and unordered lists with strong tags. The other contender was a series of single-entry definition lists, which I wasn't quite so keen on at the time but I may swap it in future :) Sorry, that drifted away from your question. Basically, going by the spec as I've been led to understand it; no your usage of the address element probably isn't correct. cheers h -- --- http://www.200ok.com.au/ --- The future has arrived; it's just not --- evenly distributed. - William Gibson ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Address Element
On 2/19/06, Miika Mäkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christian, that's what I kinda thought. Still, what struct me on the definition is or a major part of a document such as a form. Now what is the major part of a document that lists contact information for one or multiple businesses? These documents are used to contact the listings, not the author. Also, who is the author if we are just publishing listings provided (or authored) by the businesses? I told you, you are the author, as in, the markup-writer author... for every page you work on, the only person that can go in the address tag is you... or the webmaster running the site. About appearing once, would you think it is correct to use it on a page that represents a single listing? For example http://yellowpages-cambodia.com/media/publishers-graphic-designers-prepress-etc/iq-design-13728.html No, it's still not okay for that. Still not too convinced... though might change it to hcard anyways. That would be a good idea. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] Address Element
I found an interesting blog entry on Yesterdayishere (Bojan Janjanin). It discusses the use of this element. http://yesterdayishere.com/wordpress/arhiva/2005/11/29/the-address-element/ Might prove helpful. Best Regards, Paul Hempsall Web Developer Lake Macquarie City Council Phone: (02) 4921-0713 Fax: (02) 4921-0566 Web: http://www.lakemac.com.au -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Montoya Sent: Monday, 20 February 2006 3:45 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Address Element On 2/19/06, Miika Mäkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christian, that's what I kinda thought. Still, what struct me on the definition is or a major part of a document such as a form. Now what is the major part of a document that lists contact information for one or multiple businesses? These documents are used to contact the listings, not the author. Also, who is the author if we are just publishing listings provided (or authored) by the businesses? I told you, you are the author, as in, the markup-writer author... for every page you work on, the only person that can go in the address tag is you... or the webmaster running the site. About appearing once, would you think it is correct to use it on a page that represents a single listing? For example http://yellowpages-cambodia.com/media/publishers-graphic-designers-pre press-etc/iq-design-13728.html No, it's still not okay for that. Still not too convinced... though might change it to hcard anyways. That would be a good idea. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help ** This information is intended for the addressee only. The use, copying or distribution of this message or any information it contains, by anyone other than the addressee is prohibited by the sender. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Council. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
RE: [WSG] Address Element
Christian Montoya I told you, you are the author, as in, the markup-writer author... for every page you work on, the only person that can go in the address tag is you... or the webmaster running the site. I would disagree, for example when a book goes to print, does the printing house become the author as they put the ink to paper? While yes the web is different from print I see it in the same context, the author is whoever provided the content. A majority of the public only ever see the content displayed, and if they need to contact someone concerning the document content, providing a means of contacting the coder is meaningless. So if in there future is possible to extract the documents author from the address tag, I would think providing contact information about the author of the document would have more meaning. Regards Jason ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
[WSG] Address Element
Dear WSG members, I'm a bit confused about the correct use for address-element. W3C documentation states that it should be used to supply contact information for a document or a major part of a document such as a form.. Now as I'm working on phone (and address) directories, I am currently using the element to mark up addresses of all listings (no matter how many of the listings are on a page). What do you think? Is this correct usage or not? Yours sincerely,Miika Mäkinen
Re: [WSG] Address Element
On 2/19/06, Miika Mäkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear WSG members, I'm a bit confused about the correct use for address-element. W3C documentation states that it should be used to supply contact information for a document or a major part of a document such as a form.. Now as I'm working on phone (and address) directories, I am currently using the element to mark up addresses of all listings (no matter how many of the listings are on a page). What do you think? Is this correct usage or not? Sorry, no it's not. Address is only for contact information for the author of the document (this would be you)... and it can only appear once. I think you could look at http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard for the microformat approach, or some other list members can recommend various options... definition lists might work well. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help **
Re: [WSG] Address Element
Christian, that's what I kinda thought. Still, what struct me on the definition is or a major part of a document such as a form. Now what is the major part of a document that lists contact information for one or multiple businesses? These documents are used to contact the listings, not the author. Also, who is the author if we are just publishing listings provided (or authored) by the businesses? About appearing once, would you think it is correct to use it on a page that represents a single listing? For example http://yellowpages-cambodia.com/media/publishers-graphic-designers-prepress-etc/iq-design-13728.htmlStill not too convinced... though might change it to hcard anyways.Thanks,MiikaHeh. Sometimes I wish I never heard about semantic markup ;) On 2/19/06, Christian Montoya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/19/06, Miika Mäkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear WSG members, I'm a bit confused about the correct use for address-element. W3C documentation states that it should be used to supply contact information for a document or a major part of a document such as a form.. Now as I'm working on phone (and address) directories, I am currently using the element to mark up addresses of all listings (no matter how many of the listings are on a page). What do you think? Is this correct usage or not?Sorry, no it's not. Address is only for contact information for theauthor of the document (this would be you)... and it can only appear once.I think you could look at http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard for themicroformat approach, or some other list members can recommend variousoptions... definition lists might work well. Christian Montoyachristianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com** The discussion list forhttp://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list getting help**
