Re: [WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-30 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Andy Kirkwood | MOTIVE wrote: Any thoughts on semantic markup for object dimensions? For example works of art; height x width x depth 400mm x 800mm x 200mm Could be two parts to this, markup to indicate dimensions (that the 'x' is mathematical: 'by'), and that 'mm' is an abbreviation of a

Re: [WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-30 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:28:13 +, Patrick H. Lauke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, you may just as well do a very simple p400abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr times; 800abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr times; 200abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr/p ... Am I the only one thinking about abbr

Re: [WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-30 Thread Kornel Lesinski
Any thoughts on semantic markup for object dimensions? For example works of art; height x width x depth 400mm x 800mm x 200mm I can't think of anything better than using unicode 'x' for multiplication. [X]HTML doesn't have any markup for dimensions. -- regards, Kornel Lesiski

Re: [WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-30 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:48:09 -, Kornel Lesinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't think of anything better than using unicode 'x' for multiplication. [X]HTML doesn't have any markup for dimensions. Well, from http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/sgml/entities.html : !ENTITY times CDATA #215;

Re: [WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-30 Thread Mordechai Peller
Rimantas Liubertas wrote: p400abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr times; 800abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr times; 200abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr/p Am I the only one thinking about abbr title=millimetresmm/abbr as overkill? Overkill? Maybe the first occurrence. By the time you get to the third

[WSG] Semantic markup for object dimensions/units

2004-12-29 Thread Andy Kirkwood | MOTIVE
Hi list, Any thoughts on semantic markup for object dimensions? For example works of art; height x width x depth 400mm x 800mm x 200mm Could be two parts to this, markup to indicate dimensions (that the 'x' is mathematical: 'by'), and that 'mm' is an abbreviation of a standard unit. (aside