Hi, Or rather microformats give senatic value to certain classes for the use of external programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformats Normal CSS markup improves semantics by removing presentational dross. On Mon, May 21, 2007 10:43 am, Mordechai Peller wrote: > Paul Novitski wrote: >> Mordechai, please elaborate on this point: how does HTML lose semantic >> value when ids & classes are added? I think of ids & classes as being >> semantically neutral or inert. > When used properly, ids and classes add semantic value. (That ids and > classes can add value is, in part, the basis for microformats.) For > example, id="nav-main", id="footer", class="price" all add value. > However, there's values in scarcity. When ids and classes are scarce > there is an implied value which is imparted because "this element has > one and that element doesn't." With class="bullet1", class="bullet2", > class="bullet3", etc., their value is somewhat diluted. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- Stuart Foulstone. http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk BigEasy Web Design 69 Flockton Court Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4EB Tel. 07751 413451 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
