- From: Sander Tekelenburg <st@isoc.nl>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:51:07 +0200
- To: public-html@w3.org
At 16:09 +0200 UTC, on 2007-06-25, Simon Pieters wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:14:01 +0200, Sander Tekelenburg <st@isoc.nl> wrote:
[...]
> We can define the semantics for elements.
Right. But let's be honest, when you need to read someone else's HTML, seeing
<a> doesn't exactly immediately make you realise that it means <span>. HTML
is not for UA consumption only.
[...]
> HTML4 says:
>
> Authors may also create an A element that specifies no anchors, i.e.,
> that doesn't specify href, name, or id. Values for these attributes may
> be set at a later time through scripts.
>
> -- http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#h-12.2
This says attribute *values* may be set later, not attributes.
[...]
>>> It's shorter than <span>
>>
>> I don't think three characters weigh up against the semantic argument.
>
> I agree that three characters are not much to worry about, but I don't
> understand the semantic argument.
I'm not sure how to explain it without just repeating myself, so for now I'll
give it a rest.
>>> and the stylesheet rules will be simpler.
>>
>> How?
[...]
> menu a { display:block; border:solid; }
> menu a:link { background:lime; }
menu * { display:block; border:solid; }
menu a:link { background:lime; }
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Sander Tekelenburg
The Web Repair Initiative: <http://webrepair.org/>
Received on Monday, 25 June 2007 15:54:43 UTC