- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:49:25 +0200
- To: Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com>
- Cc: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, HTMLWG WG <public-html@w3.org>
Cameron Jones, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:26:56 +0100: > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Leif Halvard Silli wrote: >> Cameron Jones, Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:48:46 +0100: >> >>> "Ooh, this <p> is some main content, better wrap it in a >>> <maincontent> tag!". >>> >>> "Ooh, this <span> is also main content, better make sure i wrap it in >>> a <maincontent> tag too!!". >> >> To which it can be said: <maincontent> is a block level element. That >> rules out a lot of elements, by itself. Specifically, <p> would spit it >> out. While validators would go jingle bell if one placed it inside e.g. >> <span>. >> >> So at least, I'd suggest you make more modest claims ... > And how many people use a HTML validator? > > And mostly those who do have already read the spec and care about > accessibility too. > > These are not the 90%, so i maintain my initial postulation to the > expectation of gross misuse to the negation of its purpose. Now I am waiting for what you say to the fact that <p> is literally going to spit <maincontent> out of itself. Just like it spits <div> out itself. That is something that authors are going to see - without validator. -- leif halvard silli
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