Re: [suggestion] Allow DIV inside any element

I support this.
Today I've been trying to style a definition list, and need to wrap 
each term and its definition(s). A span is illegal, a div is illegal.

bruce


At 18:19 29/04/2007, Marat Tanalin wrote:

>Hi to all HTML WG Members.
>
>I suggest to allow using DIV element inside any element (probably except
>tables).
>
>It's necessary in order to make code more _semantic_. Let assume that we
>have definition list:
>
><dl>
>         <dt>lorem</dt>
>         <dd>ipsum</dd>
>
>         <dt>dolor</dt>
>         <dd>sit</dd>
></dl>
>
>Currently, if we want to group each pair DT/DD (mainly to apply styles to
>each DT/DD _pair_) we have to use own DL for each pair:
>
><dl>
>         <dt>lorem</dt>
>         <dd>ipsum</dd>
></dl>
>
><dl>
>         <dt>dolor</dt>
>         <dd>sit</dd>
></dl>
>
>But sequence of DLs where each one contains only one DT/DD pair is not
>semantic equivalent of one DL that contains several DT/DD pairs.
>
>Another example, unordered list:
>
><ul>
>         <li>lorem</li>
>         <li>ipsum</li>
>         <li>dolor</li>
>         <li>sit</li>
></ul>
>
>Currently, if we want to _visually_ present list as several lists (just two
>cols or any another case), we have to _break_ one list to several
>_different_ lists:
>
><ul>
>         <li>lorem</li>
>         <li>ipsum</li>
></ul>
><ul>
>         <li>dolor</li>
>         <li>sit</li>
></ul>
>
>Again, sequence of ULs is not equivalent of one UL. It's clear.
>
>Making DIV possible to use inside any element solves this problem. For
>example in case of DL:
>
><dl>
>         <div>
>                 <dt>lorem</dt>
>                 <dd>ipsum</dd>
>         </div>
>         <div>
>                 <dt>dolor</dt>
>                 <dd>sit</dd>
>         </div>
></dl>
>
>....or UL:
>
><ul>
>         <div>
>                 <li>lorem</li>
>                 <li>ipsum</li>
>         </div>
>         <div>
>                 <li>dolor</li>
>                 <li>sit</li>
>         </div>
></ul>
>
>One semantic list and several divisions inside -- _without breaking
>semantics_ unlike current approach.
>
>DIV is _common_ (with no any semantic sense) container element to apply
>styles, so let's make it full truth since there is _no_ real reasons to
>forbid DIVs inside DL, UL, etc. while it make sense to use DIVs inside any
>element as it illustrated above.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Marat Tanalin

Received on Sunday, 29 April 2007 21:34:49 UTC