- From: T. Joseph W. Lazio <lazio@spacenet.tn.cornell.edu>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 08:44:21 -0400
- To: megazone@livingston.com
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
>>>>> "Megazone" == MegaZone <megazone@livingston.com> writes:
Megazone> Once upon a time Paul Prescod shaped the electrons to say...
>> sake! And FONT face control elements! How can you call that
>> platform independent?"
Megazone> I don't see this being any more control than a style sheet
Megazone> gives. And any browser that doesn't understand need not use
Megazone> that font face.
Your last sentence summarizes the problem succintly. Take the
following two HTML bits:
------ bit 1
<FONT COLOR="#00FF00" FACE=ARIEL>Livingston, Inc.</FONT> has the solution
to your IT needs.
------ bit 2
<EM CLASS=COMPANY>Livingston, Inc.</EM> has the solution to your IT needs.
<!-- with the document being linked to a style sheet containing -->
<!-- em.COMPANY { font-family: ariel; color: #00FF00; } -->
Which is to be preferred? Think particularly about browsers which
aren't capable of displaying the Ariel font or color....
-- Joseph
Received on Friday, 10 May 1996 08:45:03 UTC