Wes Gamble wrote:
> I saw a comment on the list recently that the <SPAN> tag was obsolete. 
> 
> Can anyone explain how that is?

It isn't. Using a span is a great way to hang a class or contextual 
style on an inline element inside a paragraph or list item, for example.

<p class="foo">some text here is blue. but <span>this text</span> is 
red.</p>

p.foo {
color:blue;
}
.foo span {
color:red;
}

simplified, but you get the idea, right? You could as easily create a 
span class rather than use the contextual approach, but that would mean 
actually applying the class to more elements, whereas you could simply 
have as many spans occur within a specific container and the rule 
automatically applies without affecting non "foo" spans.

Donna
______________________________________________________________________
css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d
IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7
List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/
Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/

Reply via email to