[WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Kennon
Hi, I recall some controversy surrounding when to use em and i, could someone clarify proper use? CK __ Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do. ---Bruce Lee

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Martin Heiden
Chris, I recall some controversy surrounding when to use em and i, could someone clarify proper use? Simply don't use i, because it is visual markup. Think about what you really want. Is it emphasis, use em, is it just something visual use span class=someclasstext/span. And try to give the

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Ben Curtis
I recall some controversy surrounding when to use em and i, could someone clarify proper use? Simply don't use i, because it is visual markup. Think about what you really want. Is it emphasis, use em, is it just something visual use span class=someclasstext/span. And try to give the class a

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Lukasz Grabun
Martin Heiden napisa(a): Simply don't use i, because it is visual markup. Think about what you really want. Is it emphasis, use em, is it just something visual use span class=someclasstext/span. And try to give the class a semantic name, not italic. Great, and left Lynx and CSS-off users

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Chris Kennon
Hi, Any reference on this? On Jun 14, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Ben Curtis wrote: for example when you are italicizing foreign words, book titles, ship names, or other things that are typically italicized but not emphasized. Also although I've googled I know from one or Russ' must reads a noted

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Joseph Lindsay
Here's one of the best explanations of when to use b and i: http://mpt.net.nz/archive/2004/05/02/b-and-i On 6/15/05, Chris Kennon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Any reference on this? On Jun 14, 2005, at 9:53 AM, Ben Curtis wrote: for example when you are italicizing foreign words, book

Re: [WSG] em vs i

2005-06-14 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Lukasz Grabun wrote: Great, and left Lynx and CSS-off users alone. i is not depracated. b is not deprecated. Both have its meaning and purposes. span is perfectly rendered by all browsers but if you apply font-style: italic rule to the text you want to be italic when using Lynx I won't see