[uf-discuss] include-pattern support for data outside of the current page? [Was: Visible Data...a Microformat requirement?]

[Mike Schinkel]

>> Is it good for the interpretation of the data on one page to rely on data
on another page? anyone has an opinion?

My knee-jerk reaction is that it is very bad practice to have what would
essentially be the "legend" to be on a separate page. Very, very bad.  When
I use to teach programming, one of the things I always pointed out was that
proximity increases maintainability.  This is kinda similar.  

(Of course I'm open to someone explaining a use-case and/or rationale for
this situation that I had not previously considered.)

-Mike

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:microformats-discuss-bounces at microformats.org] On Behalf Of
Guillaume Lebleu
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:23 PM
To: Microformats Discuss
Subject: [uf-discuss] include-pattern support for data outside of the
current page? [Was: Visible Data...a Microformat requirement?]

The thread around invisble microformats reminded me of this example from the
visible Web. Maybe relevant to this discussion, if not relevant to the
include-pattern.

An index page (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/oilprice.html)
contains currency information that applies to all pages it indexes. For
instance, in this data page (http://quotes.ino.com/exchanges/?r=NYMEX_CL),
there is no unit/currency defined, and we only know the numbers are "U.S.
Dollars per barrel" b/c it was defined in the separate page we came from.

Should my "data page" contains an include-pattern link to the currency
definition from the other page?

Is it good for the interpretation of the data on one page to rely on data on
another page? anyone has an opinion?

I'm asking since I haven't seen on the include-pattern page any clear
direction on this.

Guillaume


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