- From: Michel Fortin <michel.fortin@michelf.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:59:15 -0400
I suggested this before:
> <figure>
> <img src="...">
> <caption>Some image found <a href="...">here</a></caption>
> </figure>
but now I'm aiming at something simpler.
When you read some text, a figure is an illustration of what the text
says; it can be an image but is not necessarily: it could be a code
snippet, illustrative text or an mathematical equation. Its main
characteristic is that it is separated from the flow of the text: you
can read the text ignoring figures (and captions) and it should still
make sense.
So what did I just describe? It just seems to me that I've described
is the aside element. Would it make sense to simply lay out figures
that way?
<aside>
<h1>Figure 1: Some image found <a href="...">here</a></h1>
<p><img src="..."></p>
</aside>
What about placing the image above the header? And is my
interpretation of the semantics correct? I'm wondering that I may be
abusing aside a little.
Michel Fortin
michel.fortin at michelf.com
http://www.michelf.com/
Received on Wednesday, 5 April 2006 16:59:15 UTC