2010/1/29 Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+g...@gmail.com>: > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.do...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> 2010/1/29 Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+g...@gmail.com>: >>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Nathan Lane <nathamberl...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> W3C does only go over the very basics of everything they offer. Which may >>>> make it silly. >>> >>> You mean w3schools? :) The names are confusing... >>> >>> Anyway when I need a HTML or CSS reference I go straight to the source: >>> >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/ >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xhtml1-20020801/ >>> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/ >> >> Needless to say there are sources with the same information, but that >> are easier on the eyes. >> >> This is the syntax of the A element according to the W3C source: >> >> <!ELEMENT A - - (%inline;)* -(A) -- anchor --> >> <!ATTLIST A >> %attrs; -- %coreattrs, %i18n, %events -- >> charset %Charset; #IMPLIED -- char encoding of linked resource -- >> type %ContentType; #IMPLIED -- advisory content type -- >> name CDATA #IMPLIED -- named link end -- >> href %URI; #IMPLIED -- URI for linked resource -- >> hreflang %LanguageCode; #IMPLIED -- language code -- >> rel %LinkTypes; #IMPLIED -- forward link types -- >> rev %LinkTypes; #IMPLIED -- reverse link types -- >> accesskey %Character; #IMPLIED -- accessibility key character -- >> shape %Shape; rect -- for use with client-side image maps >> -- >> coords %Coords; #IMPLIED -- for use with client-side image maps >> -- >> tabindex NUMBER #IMPLIED -- position in tabbing order -- >> onfocus %Script; #IMPLIED -- the element got the focus -- >> onblur %Script; #IMPLIED -- the element lost the focus -- >> > > > Well, that is its definition from the DTD, which is what the document > is describing in the first place. They are taking the whole DTD and > going over each part piece by piece. You forgot to include the rest of > the chapter which explains what all of that means and has several > pages of human-language descriptions, examples and explanations about > all of it. :)
While I see your point, I hope you see mine! :) Imagine a newbie going to W3C to learn how to make basic websites. He/she shouldn't have to know about the charset, type, name, hreflang, rel, rev, accesskey, shape, coords, tabindex, onfocus or onblur attributes. What the newbie *really* needs to know is <a href="URL">Text</a>! -- Deniz Dogan _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
