- From: Rob <wlkngowl@unix.asb.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 08:11:46 -0500
- To: Liam Quinn <liam@htmlhelp.com>
- CC: www-html@w3.org
On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Liam Quinn <liam@htmlhelp.com> wrote:
> At 04:48 PM 10/07/97 -0500, Rob wrote:
> [..]
> >It would be nice if browsers at least supported them as 'null'
> >elements (with no change in appearence) so that once can use them in
> >situations like <PERSON CLASS=Contributor> etc.
>
> Um, browsers already do that. By not supporting the elements, they don't
> change the appearance of them.
Not really. In Netscape 4.0 (for example), if I define a style
dfn.emphasize {color: green;}
and use in the body
By <dfn class=emphasize>contextual markup</dfn> I am referring to
elements which use most useful for indexing the content of a
document...
Nothing is done with the markup, because <dfn> is not a recognized
element. So it doesn't even have the status of a 'null' placeholder.
Rob
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Received on Friday, 11 July 1997 08:13:27 UTC