2008/8/13, Michael Smethurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > So my questions are: > > 1. can I just use <span class="additional-name">middle_name_1 middle_name_2 > middle_name_3</span>? > ... > Or should I use: > <span class="additional-name">middle_name_1</span> > <span class="additional-name">middle_name_2</span> > <span class="additional-name">middle_name_3</span>
--- there is a subtle semantic difference. The first would produce a vCard with 1 additional-name of "middle_name_1 middle_name_2 middle_name_3" whereas the second would produce 3 additional names, all comma separated "middle_name_1,middle_name_2,middle_name_3" So if the name was "Mary Pat" as an additional-name it might be 1 object, so you´d use the first method, if it was a definitely two separate names, then i would probably use the second style and mark-up each word individually. > 3. Should I just collapse last_name_prefix and last_name into: > <span class="family-name">last_name_prefix last_name</span> > There doesn't seem to be a way of marking up last_name_prefix separately --- I am assuming you are talking about something like "Ludwig van Beethoven" were the second name is "van Beethoven". This will vary by cultures, so there is probably no hard-n-fast rules for this... is "van" part of the family name or is it additional or is it something else completely? what about MacDougal, or O´Reilly? Adding some semantics is certainly better than none, and will probably be a judgement call on your part. You are correct, with vCard there isn't any way to define last_name_prefix. I hope this helps, -brian -- brian suda http://suda.co.uk _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list microformats-discuss@microformats.org http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
