David Rosenberg - Comments

If I were to write about ways in which I'd like to extend OPML, are there people here who would critique what I was thinking of doing and make suggestions for better/other ways to accomplish my objectives?

July 4 - Comment - Like - Share

yes - JMaultasch

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JMaultasch: Thanks. I'll post something here soon (either tonight or over the weekend). - David Rosenberg

I had entered descriptions of three proposed "extensions" as a comment here. In order to facilitate the discussion, I deleted the "combined comment" here and made three separate entries - one for each of the proposed extensions. But since all three of those entries got cut off, I added a comment to each one in which I supplied the complete intended text of the entry. - David Rosenberg

JMaultasch (and everyone else): Any comments, critiques, suggestions, (or even questions)? - David Rosenberg

JMaultasch: Would you clarify what your "yes" meant? Thanks. - David Rosenberg

OPML: David Rosenberg

I note that when I update my InstantOutline, some (but not all) of the changed content of the outline gets posted to the FriendFeed instant-outline-beta group. Is that deliberate? Is it avoidable? Does it annoy people?

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

I ask because, with the exception of one short question I explicitly posted there, everything else from me there was a behind-the-scenes consequence of just updating my InstantOutline - and yet I received the comment "Don't continue to post your general comments about the format and the OPML app here in the instant outline beta room." - David Rosenberg

OPML: William Mougayar

Here's something I've been looking for. Convert a blog roll list into an OPML. I've tried going around it by sicking a crawler on the list, then extracting the RSS via filters, then manually cleaning them, then running them thru Feedshow OPML reader, then finally saving the file,- but it's not too elegant nor productive. I know that most RSS...

July 5 - Comment - Like - Share

William: Since your entry was cut off, you could use the same trick that I just used, and enter your complete thought as a comment to the cut-off entry. - David Rosenberg

Thanks, I see now. - William Mougayar

OPML: David Rosenberg

Question about showing node modification dates in InstantOutlines: Is there an easy way to use the "Insert Date/Time" command to show modification dates of the nodes? Could this be automated in some way or would you have to use some manual convention like having the text in each node begin with the date it was last modified? What is the best...

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

The last question at the end of this entry was intended to be: What is the best practice? - David Rosenberg

instant outline beta: David Rosenberg

updated: dmrosenberg - http://scripting.com/ioserve...

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

I want to have three different types of nodes. For simplicity, let's call them types A, B, and C. A Type A node must be immediately subordinate to the summit or another Type A node. Only Type A nodes can be immediately subordinate to the summit. A Type B node can be immediately subordinate to either a Type A node or another Type B node. A Type C node can be immediately subordinate to either a Type A node, a Type B node, or another Type C node. My thought is to use the "Type" attribute of <outline> to show whether a node is type A, B, or C, but I would not express any of the rules about what is allowed to be subordinate to what in the outline. I thought that the subordination rules would just be understood by the specialized editor that would be used for editing my outline. - David Rosenberg

OPML: David Rosenberg

I want each node to contain a revision history with the name of a person and a date/timestamp for the original creation of the node and every modification of the node. I don't think I need to track what was changed in each modification. The spec describes <dateCreated> and <dateModified> optional elements within <head>. I want something like that,...

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

Complete text: I want each node to contain a revision history with the name of a person and a date/timestamp for the original creation of the node and every modification of the node. I don't think I need to track what was changed in each modification. The spec describes <dateCreated> and <dateModified> optional elements within <head>. I want something like that, but expanded to identify the person responsible for the creation or modification, and that I can associate (separately) with each <outline>. - David Rosenberg

OPML: David Rosenberg

I want each node to have a title and a body. The reason is so that I can say something like "show titles only" or "show titles and bodies" or "show/hide the body of this node". I want the title and body to be locked together so that no reorganization of the outline or insertion of new nodes can separate a title and its body. I was thinking of the...

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

Complete text: I want each node to have a title and a body. The reason is so that I can say something like "show titles only" or "show titles and bodies" or "show/hide the body of this node". I want the title and body to be locked together so that no reorganization of the outline or insertion of new nodes can separate a title and its body. I was thinking of using the current "Text" attribute for the body and introducing a new "Title" attribute for the title. - David Rosenberg

OPML: David Rosenberg

I want to have three different types of nodes. For simplicity, let's call them types A, B, and C. A Type A node must be immediately subordinate to the summit or another Type A node. Only Type A nodes can be immediately subordinate to the summit. A Type B node can be immediately subordinate to either a Type A node or another Type B node. A Type C...

July 24 - Comment - Like - Share

Complete text: I want to have three different types of nodes. For simplicity, let's call them types A, B, and C. A Type A node must be immediately subordinate to the summit or another Type A node. Only Type A nodes can be immediately subordinate to the summit. A Type B node can be immediately subordinate to either a Type A node or another Type B node. A Type C node can be immediately subordinate to either a Type A node, a Type B node, or another Type C node. My thought is to use the "Type" attribute of <outline> to show whether a node is type A, B, or C, but I would not express any of the rules about what is allowed to be subordinate to what in the outline. I thought that the subordination rules would just be understood by the specialized editor that would be used for editing my outline. - David Rosenberg

instant outline beta: David Rosenberg

updated: dmrosenberg - http://scripting.com/ioserve...

July 7 - Comment - Like - Share

Thoughts on discussions related to OPML - David Rosenberg

Dave Winer

I use the BlogTalkRadio Tool in the OPML Editor to link up Cinch and Twitter. http://editor.opml.org/blogTal...

July 5 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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Or you can just add the RSS to FriendFeed and have FriendFeed post to Twitter for you - Jesse Stay

Dave, Can you explain a little more about this? (in 140 characters?) - David Rosenberg

Dave Winer

Feature request for OPML Editor "View In Browser" command. http://editor.opml.org/#commen...

June 25 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Mac Sharp, Susan Beebe and Mark liked this

what is the OPML Editor? - Mark

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Ah, this explains: http://www.techcrunch.com/2005... - Mark

Although I must confess I still don't know what it is :p - Mark

"Dave is not a professional marketer, but he’s one of the best marketers I’ve seen." - Mike Arrington, 2005 ---- Wow, he loved you in 2005, what a flattering article! - Mark

Mark, he was reporting news then, not being a gatekeeper and powerbroker. - Dave Winer

Go read Arrington 2005/6 and then 2008/2009 - He has changed. - Mark

Dave Winer

I do read my @replies. Every one of them.

July 4 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

David Álvarez, mjc, Derek Coward and 3 other people liked this

What fraction of those with a (serious) question do you respond to? - David Rosenberg

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Based on my experience, probably more than the commenters deserve. :-) - Brent Logan

68.2 percent - Dave Winer

.2 ?? how do you get that .2? ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Gut feel - Dave Winer

In my experience, Dave is very good at answering serious @ replies. - Ian Betteridge

lol.. I'll say no more... hope I am not the .2% ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

instant outline beta: Dave Winer

xml.rss.data.replaceTable

July 4 - Comment - Like - Share

Another replacement. - Dave Winer

Is there a revision history someplace, so that I can see what you are changing? - David Rosenberg

Dave Winer

Best movie of the trip -- My Life as a Dog. As sweet as Juno, and that's saying a lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

July 2 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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I love the kid in that movie. It is so funny, too. - Laura Norvig

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