* James Tauber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-16 05:45]: > I believe it is reasonable to: > > 1. include a summary element in my full-content feed in > addition to the content element; and
Absolutely it is. F.ex, user agents could provide the summary in addition to the title of an entry in a feed overview pane, and display either the atom:content or whatever is located at the atom:[EMAIL PROTECTED]'alternate'] URL when you click an entry. Compare NetNewsWireâs widescreen view. > [...] In other words: [...] > > 2. "summary-only feed" really means that the included > summary/content won't exceed some arbitrary length. If the > content is short enough to fit this, I'll use a content > element, even though this is a "summary-only" feed because the > content is complete---there is no "read more". Indeed. These are all reasons that convince me that within possibility the spec really should try to enforce the distinction: it is an extraordinarily valuable feature of the format for consumers if applied consistently. Regards, -- Aristotle
