Thierry Koblentz wrote:
> fwiw, I don't agree.
> If an author wants "italics" or "bold" then he<em>should</em>,
> <strong>must</strong>, use<i> and<b>.
> To stay on-topic I won't mention semantics (should be a no brainer though),
> but CSS: a User Agent does *not* have to make<em> italics and<strong>
> bold, but it has to for<i> and<b>.
Although I don't disagree with your underlying premiss,
I do disagree with your conclusions. A User Agent is no
more obliged to render <i> elements in italics, or
<b> elements in bold, than it is required to set off
<p> elements by vertical white space. CSS gives
both author and consumer the opportunity (or right,
or privilege : call it what you will) to override
any of those default renderings, as in :
I {font-style: normal; font-weight: bold}
B {font-style: italic; font-weight: normal}
P {margin-top: 0ex; margin-bottom: 0ex}
Philip Taylor
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