- From: Walter Ian Kaye <walter@natural-innovations.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 21:53:31 -0700
- To: www-html@w3.org
At 9:29a -0400 07/09/97, Steven Champeon wrote:
>
> Why would anyone in their right mind *want* to type <STRONG> when
> they can type <B>? I'm restricting my question to the obvious fact
> of one being shorter than the other.
Well, you could also copy/paste, or drag&drop, or use a macro, etc.
It does clutter up the text, though, and for this reason I prefer
<B> and <I> -- readability.
> the effect that... their longer terms has
> on the sheer size of the files produced.
Yes, this is also an issue. I am not keen on wasting bandwidth on
*anything*, whether graphics *or* text.
To quote myself: "Technology does not obsolete frugality."
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Received on Thursday, 10 July 1997 01:36:51 UTC