Hi Cole Microformats use the h, as in hcard, hevent, hreview. However, many of them are based on existing standards, i.e. vcard
The hcard microformat uses vcard as a class for backwards compatibility. Microformatted user information can be directly saved to a person's contact list, events can be added to calendars, and much more. Visit microformats.org or microfomatique.com for more information. Microformats are fairly easy to implement and should be a required skill for any contemporary professional web developer. Once you start using them, you'll building every site with microformats and not even think about it. This firefox extension will help you trouble shoot your microformats. http://blog.codeeg.com/tails-firefox-extension-03/ Ted www.last-child.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cole Kuryakin Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:19 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Semantic markup for a person's name or business name Thanks to all for their input on this issue. The hCard link within microformats.org was very helpful. Two follow-on question though: 1. What does the "v" and "h" stand for in regards to "vCard" and "hCard", and: 2. Aside from it's semantic nature, is there really any "functional" use for formatting data using microformats? I mean, if your format various content using microformat "standards" - as they currently exist - is this information then usable/parse-able on different devices? Or is the use of microformats simply an effort to make specific content blocks (content details, calendars, etc.) semantically coherent in html documents? Thanks to all again. Cole ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
