Re: [uf-discuss] marking up initials in names

2007-12-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Paul Wilkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Dec 31, 2007 11:38 AM, Andy Mabbett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a need to mark up some people's names, which are given as initials only, and where the full names for which those initials stand are not known. For

Re: [uf-discuss] marking up initials in names

2007-12-31 Thread Jeff McNeill
Happy holidays, Why not just mark up the A. in first name and N. in middle name? Realizing that the full names are not given, initials can be place holders in the meantime. I believe this is how citation systems largely use initials. -- Sincerely, Jeff McNeill http://jeffmcneill.com/ On

[uf-discuss] A further possible solution to the abbr accessibility issue

2007-12-31 Thread Andy Mabbett
Early in December, I made the following suggestion, but in a separate, and unclearly-titled thread. I'm reposting it here, in a new thread, in the hope that it will warrant discussion: #~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~#~# While I understand the desire to avoid namespacing per se, using: span

[uf-discuss] Re: marking up initials in names

2007-12-31 Thread Edward O'Connor
Andy Mabbett wrote: I have a need to mark up some people's names, which are given as initials only, and where the full names for which those initials stand are not known. For example, A. N. Other. [...] In the absence of an initials property, how would you mark up such a name, in an hCard?

Re: [uf-discuss] Re: marking up initials in names

2007-12-31 Thread Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis
Edward O'Connor wrote: Andy Mabbett wrote: I have a need to mark up some people's names, which are given as initials only, and where the full names for which those initials stand are not known. For example, A. N. Other. [...] In the absence of an initials property, how would you mark up