user-interface

User Interface

Recently there have been many really good user interface ideas and suggestions for working with microformats. This page serves to collect and document them so that we may be inspired by and iterate on each others' works.

Implementations

See implementations, and document examples of good UI from there, here.

• Miffy inserts a green square into the document to represent the presence of microformat
• Some Greasemonkey scripts use a separate iFrame for microformat content
• Other Greasemonkey scripts insert an icon inline into the page
• Tails Export (Firefox extension) can display and export some microformats.

Challenges

• Chris Messina: "What kind of solutions can we come up with that are single click only?"

Browser Integration

From screenshot brainstorms to working plugins, there is a lot going on with browser integration of microformats support.

Screen Shots

• http://www.hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/a-proposal-for-a-safari-microformats-plugin
• http://ben-ward.co.uk/journal/microformats-ui/
• http://blog.wilsonet.com/archives/2006/04/30/microformats-in-flock/

Plugins

• The microformat implementations page has some Greasemonkey scripts.
• http://greasemonkey.makedatamakesense.com/callto_tel/ by Scott Reynen
• Tails Export (Firefox extension) by Robert de Bruin.

Planning and Discussion

• The Camino Wiki has a page where future microformats support is being discussed and organized