On 8/21/06, david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Christian Heilmann wrote:
> >> And the big benefit to using <strong> and <em> - if CSS is off, the
> >> visitor at least gets some indication that those particular
> >> words/phrases have a bit more importance than their surrounding text.
> >
> > How is that different from <b> and <i> ? The main difference is that
> > <b> and <i> are visual only whereas <strong> and <em> give the text
> > semantical meaning. Underline is the same thing: It is only visual and
> > doesn't have any semantic meaning. On the web it is even more
> > confusing as underlined text indicates a link and not an emphasis.
> > Therefore simulating <u> with spans is just not sensible.
>
> No difference. <strong> or <em> vs <b> or <i> - the first two describe
> something of the meaning of the enclosed text. The last two just say
> make it bold or italic. But the tag names are a constant reminder to not
> think purely in visual terms.

Yes, but there is no bold or italic for an aural user agent, so there
is a massive difference in between them.
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