define "uncluttered"
Good markup should describe the content. If there is semantically correct information about the
tags that is not immediately used by the current stylesheet, that does not mean the information is
'clutter.' I would prefer the content creator add appropriate classes describing the content
(though not the layout preferences) so that the presentation layer (css) has more opportunity to
specifically style the content. It becomes very difficult to later isolate specific elements in a
document if those elements do not have appropriate classes.
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:45:53 -0400
"Charles Dort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MANY thanks to all who have so helpfully replied to my question!
As a beginner, perhaps I've focused too much on the value of uncluttered
markup.
So far as I can see, I was able to complete all of the tasks of that chapter
(including changing margins, etc.) without "cluttering" the markup with a
class that to this beginner seemed unnecessary. I would have supposed that
if in the future I made a change such as adding text to the <dd> with an
image, then I would need a class and could then add it at that point, and I
wondered why do it until/unless it's needed.
I gather from the replies that experienced CSS coders would often prefer to
"be prepared" for such a possible future need, even though it may mean
adding classes to the html markup that aren't actually needed, at least at
this time.
It's helpful for me to think about these things, and I thank all of you for
your help.
Charles
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