- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:11:08 +0200
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- CC: Shelley Powers <shelleyp@burningbird.net>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, Smylers@stripey.com, public-html@w3.org
Tab Atkins Jr. On 09-09-17 19.59: > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Shelley Powers > <shelleyp@burningbird.net> wrote: >> I have stated that dt/dd will not work for web page authors, and have my >> arguments for such an opinion. This is no different than anyone else saying >> such and such won't work because legacy browsers will crap out. Both are >> describing a point of potential failure, and deserve to be respected for >> such. > > As an author, using <dt>/<dd> for <details> seems fine. The letters > match up, which is important from a mnemonic pov, and the basic idea > works as well. <dt> in <dl> is "description title" to me, while <dd> > is "description data". In <details>, they're instead "details title" > and "details data". So, perhaps <figure> could be renamed to something beginning on <d...> ? ;-) -- leif halvard silli
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