Re: Font-style vs. phrase elements (fwd)

MegaZone wrote:
> So you want to *force* <DIV> to be used?

Well spotted.

> Why???  Right not the
> implementations I've seen add whitespace, and making headers just the
> first line of a <DIV>?  So how about subheaders, I'd need a div on 
> each subheader in a FAQ?

You'd need a DIV for each subsection of your FAQ. What's wrong with 
that? It makes perfect sense to me. Maybe I misunderstand what you mean 
by subheader.

> No thanks, no way in hell I'd use that.  There is no reason to force 
> DIV to be used dozens of times in a document like that.

If the document has divisions it should have DIVs.

The main flaw I see in my DIV proposal is that it makes nonsense of the 
different Hn elements and really requires an H element whose 
presentation is determined by the level of the DIV nesting.

But I still don't understand your problem with restrictive DIVs. If you 
are marking up a *structured* document, they would be a dream come true.

(If any browser implementors are listening: how would you feel about an 
H element that rendered as Hn where n was the level of DIV nesting?)

-- 
James K. Tauber / jtauber@library.uwa.edu.au
University CWIS Coordination Officer
The University of Western Australia

Received on Tuesday, 21 May 1996 22:00:46 UTC