- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 21:17:02 -0500
- To: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Cc: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>, Adrian Bateman <adrianba@microsoft.com>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Leif Halvard Silli<xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote: > 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. Do you have any examples of those used in a way that actually looks like a meter; that is, in a way that could potentially be just a restyled <meter>? > 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. Ooh, temperature is an interesting use. ~TJ
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