[uf-new] hAudio 1.0 Draft Release

[Martin McEvoy]

Martin McEvoy wrote:
> http://microformats.org/wiki/haudio#Parser_Processing_Notes
>
>
>      Parser Processing Notes
>
>    * It is important to understand that ITEM is an opaque element. When
>      processing the ITEM element, none of the properties of the child
>      hAudio should be pulled into the parent hAudio. However, it is
>      recommended that child hAudio /SHOULD/ inherit the following
>      parent hAudio properties, if they are not specified on the child:
>          o album
>          o contributor
>          o category
>          o published
>          o photo
>
> ...None of the above properties Should be inherited from the parent 
> hAudio, Item is Not opaque when it does "inherit" all those extra 
> properties and is something unknown to the way current microformats 
> work, If Item is changed to have the ability to glean properties from 
> the parent, then there is nothing opaque about it.
>

The more I look at what Item intends to do the more I am realizing that 
we are reusing the wrong property

Agent  from hcard suits our purpose better its just the name that may 
cause Issues

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2426.txt

3.5.4 AGENT Type Definition
 ....

"A key characteristic of the Agent type is that it
   represents somebody or something that is separately addressable."

...

I don't know If that can be applied to haudio though would be 
interesting if it could :-)

Thanks

-- 
Martin McEvoy

http://weborganics.co.uk/