- From: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:31:02 -0300
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>, Adrian Bateman <adrianba@microsoft.com>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Tab Atkins Jr.<jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. The problem with temperatures is that they're generally unbounded. Or at least doesn't have a hard upper limit. So I'm not sure how you'd use a <meter> with them. / Jonas
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