On 18 Dec. Gavin wrote:
What @example, @display, etc., have in common with @indentedblock is
that they should be indented, and that they are currently indented
with CSS instead of being put in a <blockquote>. If we want to avoid
relying on CSS when possible then we should consider using
<blockquote> for these other commands as well.
Hi,
I agree with Karl on the issue of broadening the use of <blockquote> for
indentation. The strength of having several block types is that each
block type has its special characteristics: Indentation, font type
inheritance/replacement, preformatting, font size. Maintaining this
flexibility with wider use of the <blockquote> would necessarily mean
deeper <div><style><span> nesting which could get complex.
Screen readers are fragile (not very robust in handling minor
differences) and not very standardized in what they do, so I'd recommend
moving slowly in making changes to the HTML output primary to
accommodate screen readers.
In contrast, individual documentors can change the displayed data
through CSS to accommodate the needs of the user, a larger base font
size for instance, or forcing sans-serif for easier character recognition.
Mahlon
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