- From: Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 07:10:58 -0400
- To: www-qa@w3.org, lesch@w3.org
At 14:57 -0600 2003-06-12, Alex Rousskov wrote:
> > "When these key words are used in the RFC sense, make them UPPERCASE,
> > enclose them in the em element, and style them with CSS to make the
> > UPPERCASE readable.
> > <em title="MUST in RFC 2119 context"
> > class="RFC2119">MUST</em>
> >
>> .RFC2119 {
>> text-transform: lowercase;
>> font-style: italic;
> > } "
> >
> > and the recommended styling removes the uppercase from the view of
> > the document as seen in most browsers, so it is impossible for a
> > reader to see whether the word is being used normatively or normally
> > (with emphasis).
the style is also italic :) so there will be still a difference and
if you add a colour. I guess you might be fine.
> > So, which is it? MAY what the reader sees on their screen look like
> > lowercase italic, or MUST it look like uppercase Roman?
>
>Hmm... The "lowercase" text-transform looks like a typo unless the
>authors consider true uppercase not "readable". Personally, I much
>prefer "MUST" to "must" because many documents use lower case words as
>just words, not RFC2119 keywords.
It's not a typo it's more an english readability issue. Some people
prefer to have it lowercase.
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Received on Monday, 23 June 2003 07:15:51 UTC