- From: Philip & Le Khanh <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 11:32:51 +0100
- To: www-html@w3.org, public-html@w3.org
Maciej Stachowiak wrote: [...] > For HTML, there is no significant distinction in attested use between > <em> and <i>. In practice they are used in the same kinds of contexts. There is no significant distinction in /uninformed/ attested use; those who actually care about accessibility, on the other hand, and who have bothered to read the guidelines, will use <em> where emphasis is required, restricting their usage of <i> to purely visual contexts where italicisation is required for presentational reasons. As a standards organisation, the W3C defines what /should/ be done, rather than merely rubber-stamping what is an actually an artifact of uninformed usage, poor tools, and a lack of concern for accessibility. Philip Taylor
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