On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:35:31 +0300, "Jukka K. Korpela"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Freelance Traveller wrote:
>> I have found that many of the documents that I am converting from Word
>> to web contain definitions, but in a format that doesn't work well
>> with the default format for a DL. I'd like to be able to format
>> these as DLs anyway, because that's what they are, semantically.
>A noble goal, though the practical benefits are rather small. Few programs
>really treat DL semantically as definition lists, partly due to widespread
>use of DL for all kinds of "value pairs" or even just to get some particular
>formatting. I'm saying this because you don't really need to worry too much
>if you decide to use some other markup in order to more easily achieve the
>desired appearance.
Yes, I "misuse" DLs that way myself - but I'm trying to be a bit more
"correct" about usage, now - not because of any processing requirements,
but because when I'm discussing web page design and CSS with people
unfamiliar therewith, I'd like to get them started "right". The best
way to do that has been (in my experience) to get into the habit of
rigorous correctness in my own work. I'm a long way from that now, but
every little bit helps further on...
>But what you are asking for seems to be quite doable in CSS even when DL
>markup is used.
>> What CSS - limiting myself to CSS2.1 - should I use to make the
>> format appear as indicated below? You may assume that Trident 6 (IE
>> 6) need not be specifically supported, and that later browsers are in
>> Standards mode.
>> Sample text:
>> _Technicians_ are those individuals who perform ...
>It's not apparent what you mean by underscores there. My newsreader
>displayed the word "Technicians" as underlined, and underlining is usually a
>bad idea on web pages, except for links. Perhaps you meant italics?
Generic emphasis of some sort - usually bold, but I've seen italic or
underlining. My personal preference would be bold, but that's easy
enough to tweak; the important part - as you've discerned - is making
the DT and DD effectively inline to each other.
Thank you very much for your help; I'll test this when I next get a
chance to work on the website in question, and I'll report back my
findings.
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