- From: Ben 'Cerbera' Millard <cerbera@projectcerbera.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:10:05 -0000
- To: "Leif Halvard Silli" <lhs@malform.no>, "Philip Taylor \(Webmaster\)" <P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk>, "j.j." <moz@jeka.info>, "gonchuki" <gonchuki@gmail.com>
- Cc: "HTMLWG" <public-html@w3.org>
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.
--
Ben 'Cerbera' Millard
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