signal that they represent the same content (a representation of
<media:group> in HTML). That allows for the same result, with better
mark-up. It's something that Josh K. and I have talked about on this and
microformats lists a couple of times in the past, but we're both busy with
other things as well. :o)
If you had a group (like a class="enclosuregroup") you could use that to
locate a thumbnail.
- Andreas
On Wed, 31 May 2006 00:25:41 +0200, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> ok I dont think what I typed was english ... let me try explaining it
> this way:
>
> [An image or flash player goes here]
> <a href=""> > <a href="" rel=enclosure>QuickTime</A>
>
>
> In the above where links to the movie files are below the image ...
> the image would not be within the rel=enclosure. Arent we seeing alot
> of this now (pretty sure I am)
>
> On 5/30/06, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Yes but I'm talking about feed here not a post.
>>
>> Imagine a blog a post lists 3 or 4 different formats. If the enclosure
>> in the feed is QuickTime, but the default link on the post points to
>> WMV or Flash ... a link to the Quicktime file might not have an image
>> within the href tag.
>>
>> There are all sorts of times when an enclosure in a feed cant
>> definatively be tied to a particular image file in the body. the
>> rel=enclosure is not always the default link in the body.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/30/06, Andreas Haugstrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > It is unnecessary. I have never met a blogger who have put up a
>> thumbnail
>> > and then not used it as a link to the video. All you need is
>> > rel="enclosure" - if that link points to a video resource then you can
>> > safely assume that the first image contained in the link is the
>> thumbnail.
>> >
>> > e.g. <a href="" rel="enclosure"><img src=""
>> /></a>
>> >
>> > - Andreas
>> >
>> > On Tue, 30 May 2006 23:31:24 +0200, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > an idea just hit me out of the blue ... it may be stupid, or it may
>> be
>> > > already done, but I figured this group could let me know on either
>> ...
>> > >
>> > > You know how we have rel=enclosure for links in a post that should
>> be
>> > > enclosed in a feed ...
>> > > how about a new micro-format for rel=media:thumbnail
>> > >
>> > > rel=media:thumbnail could be added to an image in a post so that
>> this
>> > > image could be included as the still image for the MRSS extension.
>> > >
>> > > services like blip which cross post to your blog could include the
>> > > rel=media:thumbnail automatically and feedburner could then insert
>> that
>> > > image into your MRSS info (feedburner already inserts some MRSS in
>> > > there).
>> > >
>> > > I've got a few cool ideas in the back of my head on ways to consume
>> a
>> > > feed,
>> > > but a few of them would work far better if I KNEW what image the
>> blogger
>> > > wanted to use to represent thier video/audio file. This sort of
>> solution
>> > > would allow for a much broader adoption of the media:thumbnail
>> element in
>> > > RSS.
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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