- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:21:54 +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 04.17: > 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>? Does it has to "look like a meter"? I am little uncertain whether <meter> represent a "super simple graphs" or what ... >> 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. So, if you accept that usecase description, then I think we can conclude that the words in a tag cloud represent meters - typically the font-size of each word represents the relative "hotness" of each tag. -- leif halvard silli
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