Re: [WSG CMS] Semantic Forums

[Paul Bryson]

I see they used exactly what I was thinking, so if I am crazy I am not alone.  My concern in adding extra semantics is page bloat and complexity.  Is it worth it to add to page size and complexity if it doesn't add anything to the end user experience?  I'll risk page complexity and size to fix incorrect semantics, but if the semantics are correct, how much to you risk to make it more correct?  I feel like I'm in Philosophy 101.   <dt>Posts:</dt> <dd>34</dd> versus <li>Posts: 34</li>   In this example, neither is wrong.  The use of a definition list is certainly more correct, but it makes the size bigger (27 bytes vs. 18 bytes) and the code less human readable.   Even using a definition list, it becomes even more complex because how do you make a line break for the next dt if you want the number of posts inline with the title Posts, without using a <br/>? float:left it?  Bleh.  On the other hand it offers the possibility to visually distinguish between the two like making "Posts" bold.   Is it worth it?   Paul Please forgive the top posting, stupid OE. From: Christian Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:39:51 -0500 Subject: Re: [WSG CMS] Semantic Forums On 12/5/05, Paul Bryson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there another method I should look at? > > Also, how should the poster's information be segregated?  Currently I just > use a list.  But I considered a few different methods.  I also thought about > using headings and making them inline so something like: > > <h3>Posts:</h3><p>34</p> > or > <dt>Posts:</dt><dd>34</dd> > > But that almost seems like overkill.  I've been looking at this so long, > things are not making much sense anymore. I think you should see what Lussumo did with Vanilla Forum: http://getvanilla.com/ The example is here: http://lussumo.com/community/ They used definition lists... a neat idea. And don't think semantic solutions are overkill. If it makes the document more semantic, and it doesn't change the visual appearance, what are you killing? -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.com ... rdpdesign.com ... cssliquid.com