> (However, note that <b> and <i> are *not* deprecated and are fine > to use > when we do not MEAN strong or emphasis. For example it is proper > to use > <i> for the title of a magazine article, or for foreign terms. In > these > cases we use italics not to suggest stress, but just because that > is the > way Strunk and White tell us to format them. There is no semantic > meaning in these latter cases.)
I use the <cite> tag for titles of books or the names of magazines (styleguides vary widely, but I always put the title of an article in quotes). This seems more correct than any other approach I've encountered. The definitions I've encountered for <cite> are often vague and weird. They seem to describe situations where <q> or <blockquote> would be a better choice - which leaves me feeling better about using <cite> for titles! So, I use <cite> for titles that belong in italic text, <em> for emphasis, and <i> in cases of extreme laziness or maybe some oddball situations. Foreign terms are a good example - there's no particularly semantic tag for those, is there? (Yes, you could make a span class, but that's pretty annoying). I don't use <b> for anything anymore and it's pretty rare that I find cases to use <strong>. (But I have a lot of elements with a font- weight: bold.) Does anyone find real uses for the <b> tag? - Jason -- http://jasondas.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- 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/
