Re: [Xmltv-devel] Extend DTD to allow for dedicated recommended/review elements

[Ben B. <lin...@bu...>]

  On 19.02.2010 07:12, Robert Eden wrote:
> Ben mentioned apps adding to the program description, but since I think
> of reviews as 500+ word essays, ... [1]

Most sources don't provide that much information. About the most I've 
seen is mine, with 1-3 paragraphs per movie. And I find it quite useful.

However, making such an assumption is of course not wise. There may be a 
meta-grabber which adds information from other sources like IMBD, movie 
review sites or Amazon, so it could well be much more.

> [1] ... I don't think you'll want to display that w/o a user requesting it.

Why not? We have scrollbars. :-)
The important information and summaries should be first, but more 
information can always follow. Even if it was 10 pages, it wouldn't be a 
problem, because the user sees the first page with summaries and can 
scroll down for more info, and there's no load delay, because we already 
have all the information locally.

That's how I use it here, and I find it very useful and very efficient.

Ben