Re: Generic Markup [was:Re: deprecated tags in Wilbur & Cougar]

>Yes, we can use inline style attributes to cover special cases, and I
>have  argued *for* inline style in the past <b style="css:
>color="blue-in-the-face"> 

How many attributes did you propose? 

>But if there is a permanent moritorium on new structural tags (as
>there should be)

I have a fundamental problem with this. People hsould be allowed to
use the structures most applicable to the task they wish to
accomplish. 
 
>If structure and presentation are to be separated and this is
>accomplished by replacing expressions of structure (SGML elements)
>with style-sheet-based classes (attributes) attached to generic
>structural elements, then we have come full circle, and structure
>becomes tied again to presentation instead of the other way around.

I guess this is close to the point I'm trying to make. You can
represent the *information* in a number of ways. They question is
"what is the most readily comprehensible, and usable representation of
the information?".

Received on Thursday, 8 August 1996 12:47:15 UTC