[uf-new] Re: hAudio issue: position

Andy Mabbett andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk
Wed Jan 16 01:11:23 PST 2008


In message <478CED6B.1010503 at digitalbazaar.com>, Manu Sporny
<msporny at digitalbazaar.com> writes

>Andy Mabbett wrote:
>> On Tue, January 15, 2008 16:18, Manu Sporny wrote:
>>
>>> POSITION is a loose descriptor of where the piece fits in if it is part
>>> of a collection of some kind. It is most useful when the other pieces are
>>> not listed on the same page.
>>>
>>> Position can be:
>>
>>> 1. The position of the track on a CD.
>>> 2. Podcast # of the recording.
>>> 3. The position on a top-10 list.
>>> 4. The physical position on a CD set of an Operatic piece.
>>> 5. The side and track # of an LP (ie: A1, B2)
>>> 6. Specified in TABLE elements.
>>> 7. Can be specified out-of-sequence.
>>
>> Isn't it overloading, to put so many meanings onto one attribute?
>
>They're all positions, aren't they? They all have the same meaning.

Items 1-5 have different meanings; that's why you were able to list fire
items, not just one.

How would you mark up position in:

        At number two in the chart this week is Pink Floyd's "Fearless",
        track 3 on their Meddle album.

Or, rather, which of the two different kinds of position would you mark
up?

-- 
Andy Mabbett


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