[WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Tom Livingston
Hi listers, I have a graphic map with icons and will have a separate container for a map icon legend. This legend will consist of each different icon that appears on the map and NEXT TO each icon, a definition. My questions is what element(s) would be most appropriate for that legends. It could

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
On 01/06/2012 21:00, Tom Livingston wrote: a definition What's most semantic and appropriate? a definition list? P -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader;

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Chatura Lanthana Perera
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Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread dj
A definition list dl is the most semantic approach. Debbie Johnson On 2012-06-01 21:00, Tom Livingston wrote: Hi listers, I have a graphic map with icons and will have a separate container for a map icon legend. This legend will consist of each different icon that appears on the map

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Tom Livingston
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Patrick H. Lauke re...@splintered.co.uk wrote: On 01/06/2012 21:00, Tom Livingston wrote: a definition What's most semantic and appropriate? a definition list? P -- Patrick H. Lauke I was going this way but than was a little stumped with the

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread dj
Tom - Your markup should work. For a detailed description, look at http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html#h-10.3 [1] Debbie On 2012-06-01 21:28, Tom Livingston wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Patrick H. Lauke re...@splintered.co.uk wrote: On 01/06/2012 21:00, Tom

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Tom Livingston
Thanks all On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM, d...@danceofthebee.com wrote: ** Tom - Your markup should work. For a detailed description, look at http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html#h-10.3 Debbie On 2012-06-01 21:28, Tom Livingston wrote: On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:10 PM,

Re: [WSG] What is the best element?

2012-06-01 Thread Russ Weakley
Your markup should work. For a detailed description, look at http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html#h-10.3 HTML5 has also broadened out the use of the DL: http://www.w3.org/TR/html5-diff/ The dl element now represents an association list of name-value groups, and is no longer said