Re: Emphasizing STRIKE

I agree with gonchuki.

I can't find an example where <strike> or <s> elements are used in a
semantic way.

If it's used just for visual representation I would go with CSS.


On Feb 6, 2008 7:10 PM, Ben 'Cerbera' Millard <cerbera@projectcerbera.com>
wrote:

>
> Leif Halvard Silli wrote:
> > Philip Taylor (Webmaster) 08-02-06 17.46:   ­
> >> but given a choice between <strike> and <s> I would
> >> much prefer the former, since <s> could only too
> >> easily be confused with <strong> by analogy with <b>.
> >
> > Valid point.
>
> I disagree. If the author looks at the page in a web browser, they'll see
> the text is crossed out instead of emboldened.
>
> Some other notes:
>
> 1. <s> uses fewer bytes than the alternatives.
> 2. Some formatting elements named in a similar style to <s>:
>    * <b>
>    * <i>
>    * <tt> (as opposed to <teletype>)
>    * <u>
> 3. Some elements which a greater purpose than formatting named in a
> similar
> style to <strike>:
>    * <base>
>    * <caption>
>    * <cite>
>    * <code>
>    * <form>
>    * <input>
>    * <label>
>    * <legend>
>    * <option>
>    * <strong>
> 4. Some formatting elements named in a similar style to <strike>:
>    * <basefont>
>    * <big>
>    * <center>
>    * <font>
>    * <small>
>    * <strike> (alias of <s>)
> 5. Elements with a greater purpose than formatting named in a similar
> style
> to <s>:
>    * <a>
>    * <p>
>    * <q>
>
> If we make an element for creating a strikethrough effect conforming, I
> think we should:
>
> * Allow both <s> and <strike> equally. There is consistency and
> inconsistency with either name.
> * Define <s> and <strike> as aliases of each other.
> * Highlight the usefulness of <del> for common strikethrough cases in the
> authoring section/document.
>
> I am not sure if such an element should be conforming. <del> seems
> appropriate in all the cases I've seen, especially when no attributes are
> present. But this is not something I've studied in great detail.
>
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>


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