[uf-dev] Re: [uf-discuss] The UI of microformat detection

[Alex Faaborg]

> Would it possible/practical to have a configurable "post this
> microformat" option.

Yeah, that is the general model we are going for.  In the mockups I  
primarily show client side apps, but they could just as well be Web  
apps (some of the google services I show in the mockups are), and the  
entire framework will be completely extensible.

> I could post a hAtom entry to by
> blogging service that would preformat a blog post referencing it

I'm not sure if we are going to have native support for hAtom  
detection, since only a limited number of Firefox users are also  
active bloggers, but this would be a great extension for people who  
do blog.

We are however thinking about how we can extend text areas to include  
inline microformat creators, and Tantek suggested that these might  
have access to all of the microformats you have run into recently,  
saying "it would be cool if browser already knew all of your recent  
proper nouns."  So for instance if you are blogging about an event  
you are about to attend, you could easily add the hCalendar entry for  
the event to your post.

-Alex


On Feb 4, 2007, at 7:36 AM, David Janes wrote:

> On 2/4/07, Alex Faaborg <faaborg at mozilla.com> wrote:
>> I've posted a variety of conceptual mockups of microformat detection
>> in Firefox 3 to my blog:
>>
>> http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2007/02/04/microformats-part-4-the-
>> user-interface-of-microformat-detection
>>
>> I would love to get some feedback on what designs you think work
>> well, or don't, and if there are any other UI ideas I should be
>> considering.
>
> Alex,
>
> Would it possible/practical to have a configurable "post this
> microformat" option. Then when I see a hCard, I could post it to a
> webservice that would accept it; I could post a hAtom entry to by
> blogging service that would preformat a blog post referencing it; I
> could send a hCal to my calendar service...
>
> Regards, etc...
> David
>
> -- 
> David Janes
> Founder, BlogMatrix
> http://www.blogmatrix.com
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