[uf-discuss] geo in Firefox 3 (as: Microformats gets strong showing in Firefox 3 UI)

[Mike Kaply]

The problem with geo is that it is horrible to show in a UI. The
microformat only specifies a lat/long (no title) and there is no
guarantee there is anything interesting to show in the UI.

For a typical end user, geo just doesn't make a lot of sense. It's a
"geek" feature.

You will be able to add geo support similar to how Operator works,
with a user script.

Mike

On 6/7/07, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
> In message
> <e06e0e0b0706050727g51c51960y95f62c3d4e5e97ba at mail.gmail.com>, Mike
> Kaply <microformats at kaply.com> writes
>
> >> One last thing, are there any thoughts on which microformats would be
> >> supported by the Firefox UI?  Would it be all of them? Maybe it would
> >> only be those that are specs and not drafts?
> >
> >Yes. At this point it will probably be hCard, hCalendar, Address and
> >maybe geo.
>
> Why only "maybe" geo? I think there is a strong case for including geo,
> especially once KML and GPX export are available.
>
> Where is this being discussed, and how is it best to make one's views
> known, or to "vote"?
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
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