- From: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:04 +0100
- To: Ian Devlin <ian@iandevlin.com>
- Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+ri+VkHWq=iP+OVqVoWWM6uCnCRAQA=R3v+GMyANA4fg+sx-g@mail.gmail.com>
I think people often use it to visually de-emphasize text as in not wanting people to 'pay attention to the small print' kind of of the thing. -- Regards SteveF HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> On 20 May 2013 17:03, Ian Devlin <ian@iandevlin.com> wrote: > > Then I guess it depends on what "de-emphasize" means. Visually? It's not > clear. > > > On 20 May 2013 17:28, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Ian, >> >> In the cases cited I think that's the very reason why it has been used, >> to make it smaller visually and thus de-emphasize it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards >> Stevef >> >> On 20 May 2013, at 16:17, Ian Devlin <ian@iandevlin.com> wrote: >> >> Well the specification currently contains a note that says: "Small print >> typically features disclaimers, caveats, legal restrictions, or copyrights. >> Small print is also sometimes used for attribution, or for satisfying >> licensing requirements." >> >> Such information is important, but using <small> in these cases would >> de-emphasize it, which probably isn't a good thing. >> >> >> On 20 May 2013 16:30, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> OK so there has been continuing discussion on the issue of using <small> >>> in the comments of post about headings and subtitles[1] >>> >>> and mallory[3] pointed out that according to bootstrap [2]: >>> >>> "For de-emphasizing inline or blocks of text, use the small tag." >>> >>> While I don't see a case for defining the <small> element as explicitly >>> indicating a subtitle I am partial to the idea of <small> de-emphasizing >>> text >>> >>> This is deemed more important than <small>this</small>, by the author. >>> >>> thoughts? >>> >>> [1] http://html5doctor.com/howto-subheadings/ >>> [2] http://twitter.github.io/bootstrap/base-css.html >>> [3] https://twitter.com/stommepoes/status/333196283294658560 >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> SteveF >>> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/> >>> >>> >>> On 9 April 2013 07:33, Angie Radtke <a.radtke@derauftritt.de> wrote: >>> >>>> Am 08.04.2013 23:30, schrieb Åke Järvklo: >>>> >>>> Small elements inside headings seems fine to me. I never considered >>>>> this a >>>>> problem until the events leading up to tweets about boycotting >>>>> Bootstrap >>>>> over this issue started the other day. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I think nobody wants to boycott bootstrap. >>>> It is only a CSS-Framework. If bootstrap-users (devs) will use small >>>> inside the headlines it is their descion. >>>> The only problem is that it is an example in the bootstrap docs. So >>>> people with less knowledge will think that this is the right way. >>>> It is not a big deal for the bootstrap-guys to add a class like >>>> "subtitle" to the css-files. >>>> The decision to use small for subtitles comes out of missing >>>> alternatives. >>>> >>>> I wasn't very lucky that Joomla! has choosen bootstrap, because it has >>>> more issues. But now I have to deal with it and I hope we can help the guys >>>> to make it better. >>>> >>>> >>>> Bye Angie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> www.der-auftritt.de Büro für Kommunikation >>>> Angie Radtke >>>> Witterschlicker Allee 52 >>>> 53125 Bonn >>>> >>>> Fon: 0228 / 642 04 67 >>>> >>>> ------------------------------**---------------------- >>>> >>>> Joomla!-Templates entwickeln: >>>> Barrierefreie & attraktive Designs von Konzept bis Umsetzung >>>> Addison-Wesley, >>>> ISBN-10: 3827328462 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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