[uf-discuss] Re: Sanity check on hCard usage

[brian suda]

Actually, the ONLY property that is mandatory is FN (and the root class
of vcard). The N property can be extracted from an FN (when possible).
So in the example you would need:

<li class="vcard"><span class="fn nickname">ChattingChuck</span></li>

There is also an implied-nickname rule that if a FN is only one word
long it is used. So class="nickname" is redundant.

In this case since there is no explicit N, and since the FN does not
meet the implied N rule, the N value in the final output will be N:;;;;;
(blank)

-brian


Chris Messina wrote:
> I think in order to validate, you need to supply at least the 'n'
> value, even if the screenname is not the actual "name":
>
> <li class="vcard"><span class="n nickname">ChattingChuck</span></li>
>
> On the other hand, I don't know if you *should* mark up those
> fragments as hcards given the 'n' requirement... I think it's good to
> be semantic to the last drop, but I think Tantek's advice on this
> issue would help: how little data can substantiate hcard markup?
>
> Chris
>
> On 5/23/06, John Panzer <jpanzer at aol.net> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I have a use case for displaying lists of people (readers of a blog)
>> which seems reasonable to mark up using XOXO and hCard.  However, in at
>> least some of the cases the only piece of information I have about a
>> user is their login ID, which is an AOL/AIM 'screen name'.  Is this a
>> reasonable minimal hCard markup for these cases?
>>
>> <li class="vcard"><span class="nickname">ChattingChuck</span></li>
>>
>> Two questions here: (1) is "nickname" the right way to say this and (2)
>> is this sufficient to be a reasonable if minimal hCard?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John Panzer
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