Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress writes:
>> I can't _believe_ there isn't a The One Right Way
to do this very
>> simple thing. Can it really be that this
requirement hasn't
>> cropped up again and again and again?
>
> I'd say it depends on how you frame the requirement.
If it's
> "include a link to a thumbnail", then
you're probably right, there
> isn't a universal solution. But I think
"include a link to a
> thumbnail" is too narrow a requirement.
Hi, Ray. I'm not sure I buy this. Remember that RSS tends
not to be
deeply analysed as, say, a MARC record is -- nine times out
of ten
it's just thrown up on the screen for a human to look at
and click on.
An RSS record includes obvious things like a title and a
date; to me,
the next most obvious thing that you want to be able to
throw at a
human is a picture. Really, what could be simpler?
Seems like the curse of over-engineering has struck again.
> In other words, add an optional attribute to
<link>, for example,
> <link access="thumbnail">.
That would be fine. But you're not telling me this is
supported, are
you? (Or are you? That would be great.)
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