Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Kevin Futter
Title: Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup" In the document editing and proofing field (obviously related to the typesetting industry as its natural precursor in the workflow chain), markup is the word used to describe an editor’s or a proofreader’s copy editing symbols. Correcti

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mordechai Peller
Rimantas Liubertas wrote: 20 So and constitute data. 20 - somehow describes the very same data that is: and . While, yes, 20 can be said to describe "price", it is more accurate to say that "price" and "EUR" describes 20. ** The discussion lis

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Nick Lo
p.s. I won'r post on this (off)topic any more. I'm pretty well responsible for this so just to refer back to my question: During development when referring to HTML (and perhaps CSS) with a client do you use the term "code" or the more pedantically correct, though perhaps less recognised, term

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:40:11 +0200, Mordechai Peller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rimantas Liubertas wrote: > > >And if XML is data,what is inside XML tags? > >Anyway, this is waaay off-toppic. > > > A discription of the data. Oh. Let's say 20 So and constitute data. 20 - somehow describes the

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mordechai Peller
Rimantas Liubertas wrote: And if XML is data,what is inside XML tags? Anyway, this is waaay off-toppic. A discription of the data. ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for s

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:40:08 -, Kornel Lesinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Back to code vs markup: > For me "code" is reserved for languages that aspire to be turing-complete. > These at least should have data storage (variables) and flow control > instructions (if, loops or goto). > Everyt

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Kornel Lesinski
Was CSS developed first for XSLT/XML and then applied to HTML? Or vice versa? CSS was developed for HTML. Hakon Lie, co-autor of CSS, doesn't like XSL-FO. http://people.opera.com/howcome/1999/foch.html SGML existed first and DSSSL was used to style Wow, compared to DSSSL CSS is s easy and c

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Marilyn Langfeld
Thanks, Mark. That helps me understand my own confusion. The term "markup has a profusion of uses! So all of the 'mls (html, xhtml, xml, sgml) are considered markup languages, but the markup is of content, not presentation and CSS is the presentation style language (which designers of yore called m

RE: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mark Wonsil
Marilyn asks: > Was CSS developed first for XSLT/XML and then applied to HTML? Or vice versa? SGML existed first and DSSSL was used to style, but for a nice history see: http://www.webreference.com/authoring/style/sheets/cssseparate/chap1/1/index .html Mark W.

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Marilyn Langfeld
Well, speaking again as a print designer, markup is a typesetting industry term meaning applying styles (yes style tags) to text (and has been for a very long time). Used to be, you'd mark up text to send to the typographer. They'd apply that markup to text in whatever technology was employed at

RE: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mark Wonsil
Going to Merriam-Webster: Code, n. 1 : a systematic statement of a body of law; especially : one given statutory force 2 : a system of principles or rules ... 5 : a set of instructions for a computer Markup, n. 1 : an amount added to the cost price to determine the selling price; broadly : PROF

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mordechai Peller
What's in a name? Read this and find out: http://computerworld.com/departments/opinions/sharktank/0,4885,97840,00.html ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-02 Thread Mordechai Peller
Nick Lo wrote: During development when referring to HTML (and perhaps CSS) with a client do you use the term "code" or the more pedantically correct, though perhaps less recognised, term "markup" ? My own preference is: XHTML -- mark-up CSS -- styling JavaScript, PHP, etc... -- code *

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Paul Ross
Googlefight results... code: 309,000.000 markup: 6,290,000 Result = TKO to code in the 3rd round Regards PAUL ROSS SkyRocket Design Co http://www.skyrocket.com.au ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandar

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread John Horner
To me the answer is simply that HTML is code, as is PHP, as is Perl etc. CSS is also code. "Markup" is a sub-set of "code": code intended to be rendered by a user agent, etc. ...and we can distinguish between that and the extra costs the agency adds by referring to the latter as "mark-up". jh -

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Bryan Loeper
> I suppose it rates right up there with asking clients to bring the > computer tower in... "yes, the hard drive" Heh, good point. I do over-the-phone ISP tech support, and I've said that a number of times. I stand corrected :) -Bryan Loeper ***

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Jonathan T. Sage
Bryan - not say this is wrong in any way, in fact, I do try and boost my clients understanding each and every time - but, I do tend to find a great deal of "I don't really care as long as it works" along the way. I suppose it rates right up there with asking clients to bring the computer tower i

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Wayne Godfrey
> code - something I know is there, that makes things work, that I don't > understand and am paying you to deal with > > markup - What, you mean like price markup or what? > Gotta agree with Jonathan, markup in the agency business is what the client is going to get charged above and beyond. They

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Nick Lo
Well having moved into this from print "markup" is really more document related. A word document is marked up when you specify margins, headers, bold, etc., it is not coded (excluding the really pedantic fact that these days there is application code doing the work). Nick I tend to use 'code',

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Bryan Loeper
Eh, having never done this professionally, I'll throw out my opinion. As advocates of 'web-standards', we should be using the correct terms. However, I would guess (without experience, mind you), that personally I would use both at first, and explain the difference, then stick to referring to (X)

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Kevin Futter
On 2/12/04 1:33 PM, "Nick Lo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This seems a silly question but it bounces about enough that whilst > discussing it with a client I thought I'd put it to the list. > > During development when referring to HTML (and perhaps CSS) with a > client do you use the term "code"

Re: [WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Jonathan T. Sage
hmm. well, depends greatly on my client. my definitions from thier standpoint (for a majority of my clients) code - something I know is there, that makes things work, that I don't understand and am paying you to deal with markup - What, you mean like price markup or what? Food for thought - mi

[WSG] "Code" or "Markup"

2004-12-01 Thread Nick Lo
This seems a silly question but it bounces about enough that whilst discussing it with a client I thought I'd put it to the list. During development when referring to HTML (and perhaps CSS) with a client do you use the term "code" or the more pedantically correct, though perhaps less recognised