Re: [Aperture-devel] vCard Meeting 7/18 - 2 ET?

Actually, I have a comment, which may well have bearing on the other 
vcard work.

This:

> The family name of an Object represented by this Contact. These 
> applies to people that have more than one given name. The 'first' one 
> is considered 'the' given name (see nameGiven) property. All 
> additional ones are considered 'additional' names. The name inherited 
> from parents is the 'family name'. e.g. For Dr. John Phil Paul 
> Stevenson Jr. M.D. A.C.P. we have contact with: honorificPrefix: 
> 'Dr.', nameGiven: 'John', nameAdditional: 'Phil', nameAdditional: 
> 'Paul', nameFamily: 'Stevenson', honorificSuffix: 'Jr.', 
> honorificSuffix: 'M.D.', honorificSuffix: 'A.C.P.'. These properties 
> form an equivalent of the compound 'N' property as defined in RFC 2426 
> Sec. 3.1.2

... I think is poorly defined. It breaks even for simple Western names 
like "J. Edgar Hoover." I'd call "J. Edgar" the given name.

Assuming a "first" name has any fundamental meaning is problematic, 
particularly in cultures where the first name is in fact the family 
name ;-)

Also, I think the additional names in the examples above are in fact 
ordered.

Bruce

Received on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 18:39:50 UTC