opml NewsOutline Processor Markup LanguageOPML 2.0 draft spec- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Late last year I wrote a series of RFCs and guidelines on the main OPML website, ideas for improvement of the format and the documentation for OPML. They were extensively discussed and refined. In February all this work was rolled into a new format and spec, called OPML 2.0. AnnouncementToday the public review of OPML 2.0 begins, with the publication of the DRAFT spec and the opening of a mail list for the purpose of reviewing the spec. A very small group has been reviewing the spec privately...http://www.opml.org/2006/03/04#a278 Guidelines for more powerful OPML- (Found June 29, 2008 ) For the Share Your OPML site, I wrote a set of guidelines for OPML developers.http://www.opml.org/2005/03/17#a43 Scripting News in OPML- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Scripting News is of course available in RSS 2.0, but it's also available in OPML. If you forget where it's located, there's now an OPML logo in the right margin.http://www.opml.org/2005/04/25#a53 OPML Editor available for Windows- (Found June 29, 2008 ) A new open source application that edits OPML and much more is now available for download.http://www.opml.org/2005/07/28#a67 Guidelines for validating OPML- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Preparing to write a validator for OPML, I started taking notes about the conventions of OPML, and it turned into an interesting document.http://www.opml.org/guidelinesForValidation OPML Validator Beta- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Okay, here's the first beta of the OPML Validator. http:validator.opml.org It works like you think it should. You give it the URL of an OPML document, and it checks to see if it conforms to the OPML spec, and the OPML Validation Guidelines. Caveat Because it's a beta, you shouldn't depend on its results. Status There are still many things it doesn't check, like the elements of the <head section (just an example). But it does check a bunch of things, and if your OPML passes the...http://www.opml.org/2005/10/28#a85 Update to the validator, developing roadmap- (Found June 29, 2008 ) I took care of the two clear oversights -- isComment and isBreakpoint. The validator no longer flags them as errors. There's a new test case, a simple script, that has comments and a breakpoint. In general, where the validator says "must," it's referring to a rule established by the spec; when it says "should" it's calling on something from the guidelines for validation document. The validator is a practical tool, based on the spec and the guidelines. As I said in the announcement, the XML..http://www.opml.org/2005/10/30#a103 We need a beautiful icon for valid OPML- (Found June 29, 2008 ) I suppose it goes without saying that I am no icon designer. In case it needs saying, let me say it. "I am no icon designer." So one thing on the to-do list for the OPML Validator is to get a beautiful icon that people will display with pride for OPML that works well with OPML search engines, editors, directory browsers, and what-have-you. So if you're a designer, please work on this, and post a pointer to your work in the comments below.http://www.opml.org/2005/10/30#a111 Today's developments in OPML-Land- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Changes to the Guidelines for Validating OPML. A special thanks to Nick Bradbury at Newsgator for reviewing the previous version of the guidelines. I've already come around to his way of viewing one issue, and have implemented it in the guidelines. The validator and the guidelines doc should be considered beta, it should not be evaluated as if it is set in stone. If you spot a problem, please post a note on the OPML weblog. The whole process is open, that's the only way to do it. The...http://www.opml.org/2005/10/31#a130 Comments on "include" proposal- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Earlier today I published a proposal for a new OPML nodetype, include. http:www.opml.orgstoriesstoryReader$151 If you have comments, please post them here.http://www.opml.org/2005/11/05#a152 |