- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:49:04 +0200
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- CC: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>, Adrian Bateman <adrianba@microsoft.com>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
Tab Atkins Jr. On 09-09-02 01.22: > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Jonas Sicking<jonas@sicking.cc> wrote: >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Tab Atkins Jr.<jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Jonas Sicking<jonas@sicking.cc> wrote: >>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Tab Atkins Jr.<jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Adrian Bateman<adrianba@microsoft.com> wrote: >>>>>> <meter> does seem like a corner case - I'm also not convinced it would be broadly used. <progress> seems like a reasonable control - it supports both the progress and activity use cases that Windows also provides. I agree with Jonas that it's unlikely to get broad adoption without styling support. >>>>> Assuming proper styling controls, meters are used *everywhere*. Think >>>>> about every time you see a rating site that gives a movie 4 stars, for >>>>> example. >>>> Interesting, that's the first time I've heard of a common use of >>>> something that could use <meter>s. Do you have more examples? (Asking >>>> since you say "*everywhere*"). >>> Well, by that I'm talking about everywhere that things are given >>> ratings, like 3/5 stars for a movie, or 2/5 dollar signs for a >>> restaurant. These are all meters. >> Yes, i got that part. What i was wondering was if you had examples of >> <meter>s other than the "X stars rating" example (as common as it is). > > Ah, I understand you now. Those are definitely the most prevalent, > but the existing spec examples hit what I feel are the next most > common groups. I can't think of anything beyond that off the top of > my head. Meteorological web sites showing how high/low the temperature is within an expected range, or the speed of wind within a range. Earth quakes on Richters scale. Education grades. Various percentage scales in numerous contexts. Election results. Seats of a parliament belonging to a party. A fine point is that if one uses it to say e.g. <meter>50 degrees Celsius</meter>, without indicating a temperature range, then it represent wrong use - many will get that wrong, probably. A potential good effect is that many values might get easier to grasp if they are delivered as a meter. For instance, the phrase "50 degrees Celsius" could get a red color, to indicate that it is hot. Just my 2 øre. -- leif halvard silli
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