[uf-discuss] Chris Messina's hcard

[Chris Messina]

Alright, I've added 'n' next to 'fn' since I broke up my name. Whether
it's really necessarily (and useful) or just something that the
previous spec called for is still up for interpretation...

Chris

On 4/20/06, Colin D. Devroe <cdevroe at theubergeeks.net> wrote:
>
> I was told you needed to use fn, and n when you wanted to split the name up
> into its various parts.  Here is the markup for my hCard, in which I wanted
> my middle initial.  And the parsers handle it just fine.
>
> <div class="vcard">
>  <p><img class="photo"
> src="http://cdevroe.com/media/images/cdevroe.jpg"
> alt="photo" /></p>
>  <div class="n fn">
> <a class="url" href="http://cdevroe.com/"><span
> class="given-name">Colin</span> <span
> class="additional-name">D.</span> <span
> class="family-name">Devroe</span></a>
> </div>
>  <p><a class="email pref"
> href="mailto:cdevroe at theubergeeks.net">cdevroe at theubergeeks.net</a></p>
>  <div class="adr">
>    <p><span class="street-address">P.O. Box 61</span></p>
>  <p><span class="locality">Clifford</span>, <span
> class="region">Pa</span> <span
> class="postal-code">18413</span></p>
>  </div>
>  <div class="tel">(570) 222-6546</div>
>  </div>
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2006, at 9:32 AM, Pat Ramsey wrote:
> I'm under the impression you need the FN, too. Without that, I don't think
> the parsers will recognize it. As for not using N, the vcard spec requires
> it, but hcard implies it with the use of FN.
>
> http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard#Implied_.22n.22_Optimization
>
> That's my read on it.
>
> Pat
>
> On 4/20/06, Chris Messina < chris.messina at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well, actually, I probably am wrong -- could someone point me to the
> > authoritative rules on whether your proposal is correct? I just always
> > presumed that you needed FN... Didn't realize that you'd use N if you
> > split up the name... seems counter-intuitive I guess even if it
> > follows the standard.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 4/20/06, Nick Swan <nick.swan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > try to write a parser for hcards and came across Chris Messina's.
> > >
> > > <a class="url fn" rel="me"
> > > href="http://factoryjoe.com/blog"><span
> > > class="given-name">Chris</span> <span
> > > class="family-name">Messina</span></a>
> > >
> > >
> > > Now I'm sure he hasn't got his wrong, but I thought it would be:
> > > <a class="url n" rel="me"
> > > href="http://factoryjoe.com/blog"><span
> > > class="given-name">Chris</span> <span
> > > class="family-name">Messina</span></a>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > >
> > > <a class="url fn" rel="me"
> > > href="http://factoryjoe.com/blog>ChrisMessina</a>
> > >
> > > I thought you only split the name up if the class is given an attribute
> > > value of n?
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Nick
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