Climis, Tim wrote:
>> ...you might just as well introduce <b> or <strong> (or some other inline
>> element, to be styled), and
>> then you would not need to create an extra line break.
>>
>> No pure CSS solution (i.e. an approach that does not require any added
>> markup to separate the first line from the rest of the content) is possible.
>>
> That's sort of what I thought. So <strong> or <span> it is. I haven't
> decided which I like better for semantic purposes yet.
>
I would not use <strong> unless that text is intended to convey
additional meaning and/or emphasis. Some screen readers will read
<strong>text inside of strong tags</strong> with emphasized pitch as if
excited. In this case, I do not think that would be helpful, it's a
simple Q & A so no emphasis is really needed for either.
I would use a <span> - OR - it's a bit of a stretch for a definition
list, but how about:
<dl>
<dt>Question or name(s) here:</dt>
<dd>Answer or reply here</dd>
<dt>Question or name(s) here:</dt>
<dd>Answer or reply here</dd>
</dl>
You could use a CSS background image for "Q" and "A":
dt { font-weight: bold; background-image: url(path/to/Q.gif); }
dd { background-image: url(path/to/A.gif); }
Or, you could simply place the 'Q' and 'A' in the HTML:
<dl>
<dt>Q: Question or name(s) here:</dt>
<dd>A: Answer or reply here</dd>
<dt>Q: Question or name(s) here:</dt>
<dd>A: Answer or reply here</dd>
</dl>
Semantically, it's debatable. Markup-wise, it's much cleaner.
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