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As a result of experience using [[hcard|hCard]] to markup people, organizations, and contact information in general on [[hcard-examples-in-wild|real world websites]], we have discovered a few aspects of RFC 2426 vCard that could be improved. Thus we are documenting suggestions for improving vCard here as we find them, organized by RFC 2426 section number, | As a result of experience using [[hcard|hCard]] to markup people, organizations, and contact information in general on [[hcard-examples-in-wild|real world websites]], we have discovered a few aspects of RFC 2426 vCard that could be improved. Thus we are documenting suggestions for improving vCard here as we find them, organized by RFC 2426 section number for improvements to current properties, and a "new" section for new properties. | ||
; | ; Authors: Tantek Çelik, [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] | ||
== Suggestions == | == Suggestions for Existing Properties == | ||
Suggestions for improvement could include new features and other such more major changes to the specification, organized under headings that reflect RFC 2426 vCard section numbers and heading. For documentation of errors, corrections, errata for vCard, please see [[vcard-errata]]. | Suggestions for improvement could include new features and other such more major changes to the specification, organized under headings that reflect RFC 2426 vCard section numbers and heading. For documentation of errors, corrections, errata for vCard, please see [[vcard-errata]]. | ||
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* The "type" for "TEL" lacks a "textphone" option (for the devices used by, e.g., people who are deaf or have speech difficulties. Example: [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/contact Birmingham City Council (303 1119)]. It may be good to consider adding a "textphone" value to the "type" for "TEL". | * The "type" for "TEL" lacks a "textphone" option (for the devices used by, e.g., people who are deaf or have speech difficulties. Example: [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/contact Birmingham City Council (303 1119)]. It may be good to consider adding a "textphone" value to the "type" for "TEL". | ||
== Suggestions for New Properties == | |||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*There is no Card property for gender. | *There is no Card property for gender. | ||
** workaround: add the tag/category "male", "female", etc. | |||
**(see [[hcard-faq#How_is_gender_represented|earlier discussion]]) | **(see [[hcard-faq#How_is_gender_represented|earlier discussion]]) | ||
===Deceased=== | ===Deceased=== | ||
*There is no way to mark up a person as being deceased - either by a "deceased" flag or date-of-death. | *There is no way to mark up a person as being deceased - either by a "deceased" flag or date-of-death. | ||
** workaround: tag | ** workaround: add the tag/category "deceased" | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 24 November 2006
vCard suggestions
As a result of experience using hCard to markup people, organizations, and contact information in general on real world websites, we have discovered a few aspects of RFC 2426 vCard that could be improved. Thus we are documenting suggestions for improving vCard here as we find them, organized by RFC 2426 section number for improvements to current properties, and a "new" section for new properties.
- Authors
- Tantek Çelik, Andy Mabbett
Suggestions for Existing Properties
Suggestions for improvement could include new features and other such more major changes to the specification, organized under headings that reflect RFC 2426 vCard section numbers and heading. For documentation of errors, corrections, errata for vCard, please see vcard-errata.
3.3.1 TEL Type Definition
- The "type" for "TEL" lacks a "textphone" option (for the devices used by, e.g., people who are deaf or have speech difficulties. Example: Birmingham City Council (303 1119). It may be good to consider adding a "textphone" value to the "type" for "TEL".
Suggestions for New Properties
Gender
- There is no Card property for gender.
- workaround: add the tag/category "male", "female", etc.
- (see earlier discussion)
Deceased
- There is no way to mark up a person as being deceased - either by a "deceased" flag or date-of-death.
- workaround: add the tag/category "deceased"
See Also
- vCard errata
- hCard
- vCard mailing list - a place to raise these issues?