- From: Calogero Alex Baldacchino <alex.baldacchino@email.it>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:23:13 +0100
Henri Sivonen ha scritto: > On Nov 30, 2008, at 18:38, Calogero Alex Baldacchino wrote: > >> I'm not sure I'm understanding the whole function of the <cite> element, > [...] >> Q: What problem does it solve? > > > The <cite> element solves the problem that if one considers <i> evil > (I don't) and one wants to conform to the Chicago Manual of Style and > one believes that <em> is semantically wrong for titles of work, > without <cite> there wouldn't be an appropriate element for > italicizing titles of work per CMoS in a way that doesn't depend on > CSS being available. > I apologize for the confusion I've introduced in the discussion. The question was referred to what I was suggesting (as if I was expecting someone to ask me that). The overall point is: define a <cite> with an id to describe the whole source, anchor any proper <blocquote> to it, if this make sense for interaction and referencing, then, if you need to re-cite the source you can do it in a shorter fashion, and using an <i> - if you like - or a <cite> without an id (since the wanted unambigous relationship has yet been set) but perhaps with a class (if you wish to style it through stlye sheets), and anyway to tell a CSS-unaware user agent what it is. I hope now that's more clear (I'd hope that was useful too, but I leave it out to other contributors and whatwg members). -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Vuoi scoprire come sta la tua pensione? Ricevi un check up gratuito da EurizonVita Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=8419&d=30-11
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