- From: BELL Scott A <bell_scott_a@oslmac.osl.or.gov>
- Date: 25 May 1995 11:38:57 U
- To: "Multiple recipients of list" <www-html@www10.w3.org>, philipp@res.enst.fr
>From: philipp@res.enst.fr on Thu, May 25, 1995 11:34 AM >Subject: Re: Clients and tabs >To: Multiple recipients of list > >On May 18, 7:45, Arthur Wilson wrote: >> Does HTML 3 allow you to use tabs to layout text? And do any of the >> available clients support this feature? > >If this were the case, it would be not only ambiguous, but counter- >intuitive... For instance, > > Total\t\t11,567.95 > >should be formatted how? With the Total left-justified but the >number centered on the decimal point? And what about the language >attribute? Comma is the decimal separator in French, not period... > >No, people would make too many mistakes (or at least, incorrect >assumptions) about how the viewer should render the information. > >If there is any chance of ambiguity, best require an explicit >attribute... ...or a specific style sheet, if style sheets ever come into play... Is there such a making for HTML 3 incorporating style sheets? >-Philip Scott =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Scott Bell - Systems Analyst | | Sec. of State/IS Div. | Rock-N-Roll, no doubt. | scott.a.bell@state.or.us | - Bugs Bunny |======================================================== | "I speak for myself and no one else" - #include disclaimer.h | Cbr600f2VolleyballGuitarsMy familyComputersEverything else -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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