Re: [WSG] Another proper use of 's question

[Cam Pegg]

The W3 says that <dl>s "generally consist of a series of term/definition 
pairs (although definition lists may have other applications)."  As an 
example, "another application of <dl>... is for marking up dialogues, 
with each <dt> naming a speaker, and each <dd> containing his or her 
words." (http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/lists.html)

Based on this, I personally think that <dl>s can be used for nearly any 
situation where you need to show a sort of parent/child relationship 
within a list of items, while still being semantically sound. It's also 
a lot quicker than doing something like:

<ul>
<li>
 <h2><a href="cow_jumps_over_moon.html" ... >Cow jumps over moon</a></h2>
 <p>An unnamed cow has been seen jumping over the moon say residents...</p>
</li>
<li>
 <h2><a href="dish_spoon.html" ... >Dish runs away with spoon</a></h2>
 <p>The mystery continues as crockery takes to the streets...</p>
</li>
</ul>
And also quite a bit more elegant, IMO.
Cheers,
Cam
Nick Lo wrote:
Pondering over this one:
I'm presuming a list of links with their short intros like e.g. news 
articles:

<dl>
   <dt><a href="cow_jumps_over_moon.html" ... >Cow jumps over 
moon</a></dt>
   <dd>An unnamed cow has been seen jumping over the moon say 
residents...</dd>
   <dt><a href="dish_spoon.html" ... >Dish runs away with spoon</a></dt>
   <dd>The mystery continues as crockery takes to the streets...</dd>
</dl>

Works as a definition list in a semantically comforting way? Am I wrong?
Thanks,
Nick
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