Hi Frances,
I think you might be missing some of the semantics. I might include a
list in a page, such as a list of references, or a friend list where
each friend was linked to their public profile - but those aren't
navigation links. The <nav /> element tells search engines etc. what
this list of links is for.
Dunno if that makes sense,
Phil.
On 22/11/2011 14:32, Frances de Waal wrote:
Hi,
Working with the semantical HTML5 elements I keep feeling aversion to the extra
elements I am producing. Like the nav element, using it as a container for a
menu in an list does not feel as an advantage, I never needed a container for
the list before. I trained myself in keeping the code as clean and small as
possible and now I am simply creating more elements.
How about a nav element containing just links? I can think of answer myself
like that a nav element may also contain a header, or contain paragraph with
links inside the text. So this could lead to the conclusion that (with keeping
in mind to never use an element unless you need it) that I should only use the
nav element in such cases, and that a nav element around a simple list is not
adding anything to it but creating more code.
Anyone having any thoughts on this?
Bye,
Frances
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