"Personally, I'd still like a hierarchy, like regular bookmarks, because sometimes a word you tag with can mean different things depending on what it's paired with"
What you are seeking is the ability to associate a key word with a taxonomy. A common example I use the word "architecture." Is that "architecture" as in "software architecture" or "landscape architecture?" Choosing the word from a taxonomy would eliminate that ambiguity. The work-around in del.icio.us and most other taggers is use of compound or delimited words: SoftwareArchitecture, LandscapeArchitecture or Software.Architecture, Landscape.Architecture. Choosing which word comes first or appears to the left of the delimiter is a matter of circumstance. If you want to classify everything under "Software" then it comes first. Whether using taxonomy or a work-around, think of it like building a path to the word. The downside to taxonomy is that it must exist. That sounds silly, I know, but if you do not already have a well-defined and accepted taxonomy, arriving at consensus for a proper system of classification can be difficult. That's why folksonomy exists. Best, Kevin Kevin M. Curry Chief Scientist, Bridgeborn <http://www.bridgeborn.com> http://www.bridgeborn.com 596 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Office: 757.437.5000 Mobile: 757.613.8158 Fax: 757.531.7460 _____ From: ydn-delicious@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of selune13 Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:00 PM To: ydn-delicious@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ydn-delicious] Re: Feature Request: better cloud styling I think what I like best about flickr clouds is that the font is nice and easy to read, and they are all lowercase, which makes them easier to read that some caps and some not. Personally, I'd still like a hierarchy, like regular bookmarks, because sometimes a word you tag with can mean different things depending on what it's paired with. For instance, I use the tag "adult" to refer to adult clothing patterns and adult (not for kids) sites. Bundling sort of does that, but you'd have to bundle "adult" with only one of those choices. It would be nice if you could click on Adult, then choose from Clothing or Over18 or something. Sort of like a drop-down menu for tags, I guess. Does that make sense? --- In ydn-delicious@ <mailto:ydn-delicious%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com, "lil_crazy_gekko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi List, > > Can I just say I love delicious to bits! Recently I have been using > it a lot more, and it has been a great information organising tool. > Thank you so much to all involved. > > Now on to my feature request. I have found the cloud to be too basic, > though it is functional. I am used to clouds that are more styled, > perhaps like http://en.wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flickr_Tag_Cloud.gif.> .org/wiki/Image:Flickr_Tag_Cloud.gif. > > Can this be looked into? Or should I implement client-side CSS for > delicious? > > Cheers, > Xin > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-delicious/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydn-delicious/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
