On 4 April 2010 04:38, Chris Price <chris.pr...@choctaw.co.uk> wrote: > Blockquote is one of those tags that was badly misused for styling purposes. > Now it can only be used within a block level element, namely p. I like to > use the q tag because it introduces quote marks in Firefox.
I do a lot of academic-style essays where extended quotations are common. From a semantic POV, <blockquote> makes a lot of sense -- but extended quotes in block form obviate the need for quotation marks. > I can't see what value it now has. Semantic value, for sure. > Being a block quote you would assume it > is a block element but if it requires a container it just seems to be an > unnecessary layer. ISTM the unnecessary layer is the block element within the blockquote. I consider the use of a div element within the blockquote to be approaching 'divitis'. > Wouldn't it be better to simply encase a quote in a p and > give a class 'blockquote'? Blockquotes are not supposed to have quotation marks. -- T. R. Valentine Your friends will argue with you. Your enemies don't care. 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.' -- Erasmus ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
