Barney Carroll wrote (probably citing one of the finite-but-unbounded number of HTML 5 draft specifications) :
The em element isn't a generic "italics" element.
Correct. It has no connection with "italics" at all other than a historical one.
Sometimes, text isintended to stand out from the rest of the paragraph, as if it was in a different mood or voice. For this, the i element is more appropriate.
Yes, if you want it to appear in italics; if you don't, don't use <i>
The em element also isn't intended to convey importance; for that purpose, the strong element is more appropriate.
Oh, so "I want to emphasise something" does not mean that I consider that something important ? What a completely load of tosh. Sometimes
I wonder which planet the authors of this nonsense came from. Philip Taylor ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [[email protected]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
