Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Description • 24 years ago

[ This bug is one of the recommendations in the W3C's "Common User Agent 
Problems" document, URL above. One bug has been filed on each recommendation, 
for deciding whether we do it and, if not, whether we should. ]

1.9 When a Web resource includes metadata that may be recognized by the
user agent, allow the user to view that metadata.

     Metadata – data about data – can provide very useful context to users
     about information on the Web. For instance, metadata about a book
     might include the book's author, title, publication date, publisher,
     etc. (refer to the Dublin Core [DC] for information about library-type
     metadata). Authors include metadata in HTML documents through a
     variety of elements and attributes (e.g., the TITLE and ADDRESS
     elements, the "alt", "title", and "summary" attributes, etc. Languages
     such as the Resource Description Framework [RDF] allow users to
     populate the Web with rich metadata. User agents should provide a user
     interface to allow users to view metadata. The user interface may vary
     according to the underlying markup language. For instance, many
     graphical browsers render the HTML "title" attribute (e.g., as a
     tool-tip) when the user selects or hovers over an element with that
     attribute specified.

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 1 • 24 years ago

Does bug 2800 cover the entirety of this, or just a part?

Gerv

	Matthew T (active 1999-2002)
	Comment 2 • 24 years ago

This is a dup of bug 1995 and bug 52730.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1995 ***

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 3 • 24 years ago

The bug, which is about compliance with the guidelines, is blocked by bug 1995
and 52730. Marking as such, and reopening. We should only close this bug when we
comply :-)

Gerv

	Matthew T (active 1999-2002)
	Comment 4 • 24 years ago

No, this bug is not about compliance with the guidelines; bug 68427 is about 
compliance with the guidelines. Bug 1995 covers 99 percent of guideline 1.9; bug 
52730 covers the other 1 percent, stuff which isn't even mentioned explicitly in 
that guideline. That's why I resolved this bug as a duplicate of 1995.

So if you're going to be like that, you can get out of my component. :-P
-->Tracking

	Jesse Ruderman
	Comment 5 • 24 years ago

Isn't a lot of metadata intended for indexers and not for users?  Maybe I'm 
interpreting that word incorrectly.  Cc hixie.

	timeless
	Comment 6 • 24 years ago

change qa

	hangas
	Comment 7 • 24 years ago

Not sure who should own this bug, sending to QA contact for assistance.

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 8 • 24 years ago

Rereading this recommendation, it seems very vague. We already have a pretty 
good metadata story, what with the TITLE stuff and the LINK toolbar. And I think 
someone is probably on the case with the rest.

Pushing to 1.1; re-evaluate post 1.0 when we can see exactly what is left to do 
on the metadata thing.

Gerv

	Jonas Sicking (:sicking) No longer reading bugmail consistently
	Comment 9 • 24 years ago

This has been fixed with the "properties" window from bug 1995. Feel free to
mark as fixed

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 10 • 24 years ago

This bug stays open until we do something sensible with Dublin Core metadata :-)

Gerv

	Cormac F
	Comment 11 • 23 years ago

Adding meta keyword.Sorry for the spam!

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 12 • 22 years ago

Not mine.

Gerv

	Gervase Markham [:gerv] Reporter
	Comment 13 • 22 years ago

We now display all metadata in the Page Info window; I think we can close this one.

Gerv

	Brant Gurganus
	Comment 14 • 22 years ago

I agree with Gerv.