- From: Mike Schinkel <w3c-lists@mikeschinkel.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 05:12:07 -0400
- To: public-html@w3.org
Here is a quick proposal. I've not done any research on it, but reading someone's email about how badly <blockquote> is misused got me thinking about the need for something that performs the indentation of a block quote without the semantics. I frequently find myself using a <blockquote> when what I really want is a visual indent. Yes, I can use CSS, but indent is such a common need that I end up using <blockquote> because it doesn't require me to remember the idiosyncrasies of the box model and how it applies to different browsers. I use it even though I know I shouldn't. Providing an <indent> would add zero semantic information yet make it easy for people to indent content and they could use the class attribute to provide additional semantics if desired. That said, let the firestorm of disagreement begin... :-) -- -Mike Schinkel http://www.mikeschinkel.com/blogs/ http://www.welldesignedurls.org http://atlanta-web.org - http://t.oolicio.us
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