I am in the process of converting my RSS system to use Atom. However, it seems that the search capability of RSS using the <textinput> is not present in Atom. Arguably, the textinput of RSS is not the best defined, but I did find a nice use for it in RSS.
In the Atom spec, Sec 3.3 FeedURI, it talks about implementing searching using multiple link tags that implement different search results. However, this does not allow submission of keywords to search for (at least that I can determine). This is more of a "browsing" paradigm. I did read through the Atom e-mail archive and did not find a clear resolution to searching. My application of searching is quite interesting... I developed an RSS system to manage project reporting. Each time a project report (or other project document) is completed, it becomes an entry in a feed. What I am doing with the search is interesting. I could enter a keyword such as "prototyping". Our aggregator then scans all RSS URLs and submits a search request (using textinput). The search results are another RSS feed. All of the search feeds are then reformatted as a single search result feed. Thus, the aggregator can then find the status of all projects doing prototyping. I am not clear how to do an equivalent operation in Atom. Brett, Motorola Labs ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/IRislB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syndic8/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
