On 6/13/07, Rene Rivera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Maddock wrote: > > Rene Rivera wrote: > >> I'll see... One of the big things I noticed in the recent docs is > >> using tables for the admonitions. > > > > Hmmm, I'm not sure if that's us or the docbook stylesheets. Looks OK, > > what's wrong with a table here (sorry for the dumb question)? > > Because tables are a structural element. Using them for admonitions is > subverting the meaning of the content. One effect is that in the web > site it looks like a table, since I put in the different style. This > style issue is not limited to the web site, users are free to put in > their own style at a whim. The ideal is that when you switch off the > default style, like Firefox allows, the page is still readable. Another > effect would be that someone using a non-visual page reader would be > misled and confused by content that claims to be a table, but isn't.
Not only admonitions, tons of stuff is done with tables. Even the copyright text that appears at the bottom of each page is a table! If I understand it correctly some designers used to work with tables because it is easier than choosing the correct display block/inline, align, etc. I think I can make the changes to boostbook. A few questions before I start. * For what entity I have to replace the tables based admonitions? * They used <tag/>. I have read that for browser support it is better to use <tag /> Is this a real concern? While I am doing this I will modify the footer to look as the beta org one. Best regards Matias PS: Have you tried firebug, incredible useful tool ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
