- From: Anne van Kesteren <fora@annevankesteren.nl>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:31:09 +0200
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:51:39 +0200, Michel Fortin
<michel.fortin at michelf.com> wrote:
> The meaning of your markup is that you inserted and deleted some text
> within each list item, not that you added or deleted a list item like in
> mine. Semantically there is a difference, subtle maybe but still there.
That depends on the definition.
> Also, while your markup gives the same visual rendering while using the
> default browser stylesheet (which underlines <ins> and overstrikes
> <del>), the result will be completely different if you want to hide the
> inserted or deleted parts. Using this CSS rule:
>
> del { display: none }
>
> you'll see a one-item list for my markup, while for your markup you'll
> see a second, empty list item.
That could be seen as a limitation of the styling language. It has been
repeated many times on this list that styling should not be taken into
account when "designing" markup.
(As for my myself, I only partially agree with that sentiment.)
--
Anne van Kesteren
<http://annevankesteren.nl/>
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Received on Wednesday, 30 August 2006 01:31:09 UTC