Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Diego La Monica]

I think that the most semantic solution would be:
ol/li for questions list and dt/dd for questions and answers.
But a ol/li would be adequatelly correct.

Cheers
Diego

On 17/01/2008, Jason Pruim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Jan 17, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Christian Snodgrass wrote:
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> > Hello,
> >
> > I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an
> > FAQ, either 2 paragraph (one for the question, one for the answer),
> > a single paragraph (with spans for formating), or a definition list.
> > I think the definition list is probably the most appropriate, but at
> > the same time you can't really call an FAQ a list of definitions, so
> > I'm not really sure. What are your thoughts on this?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> When I setup my FAQ's for my website, I put them in ordered lists...
> But I didn't know much about semantics at that point, but to me it
> still seems to fit good :)
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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Dave Woods]

Hi,

Personally, I'd use eading's for the questions and aragraphs for the
answers but that's down to my own preference and have seen it done a variety
of ways.

Cheers
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On 17/01/2008, Mike at Green-Beast.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hello Christian,
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> > I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an FAQ
> > [...]
> > definition list is probably the most appropriate
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> My vote is in favor of a DL. I feel it is absolutely the most appropriate
> element to use in such a case.
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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[E Michael Brandt]

When he designed divaFAQ, Thierry Koblentz felt that DLs were the best 
way to go for FAQs.


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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[James Pickering]

 Christian Snodgrass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

> I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an 
> FAQ, either 2 paragraph (one for the question, one for the answer), a 
> single paragraph (with spans for formating), or a definition list. I 
> think the definition list is probably the most appropriate, but at the 
> same time you can't really call an FAQ a list of definitions, so I'm not 
> really sure. What are your thoughts on this?
I am not really sure either, Christian, but I did make up my FAQ using a 
definition list:: http://jp29.org/wpa.htm

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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Christian Snodgrass]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I think I will go with a definition 
list, which is what I was leaning towards in the first place.


Thierry Koblentz wrote:

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Subject: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

Hello,

I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an
FAQ, either 2 paragraph (one for the question, one for the answer), a
single paragraph (with spans for formating), or a definition list. I
think the definition list is probably the most appropriate, but at the
same time you can't really call an FAQ a list of definitions, so I'm
not



http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html#h-10.3
"Definition lists vary only slightly from other types of lists in that list
items consist of two parts: a term and a description."
Note that in the above paragraph they use the term "description" rather than
"definition". 


You may also want to read the thread "semantic list with explanation" from
last week. As it discusses an issue specific to DLs

And this in case you plan to make the Qs toggle (on/off) the As:
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/toggle_elements.asp

  



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RE: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Thierry Koblentz]

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Christian Snodgrass
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:02 AM
> To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org
> Subject: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an
> FAQ, either 2 paragraph (one for the question, one for the answer), a
> single paragraph (with spans for formating), or a definition list. I
> think the definition list is probably the most appropriate, but at the
> same time you can't really call an FAQ a list of definitions, so I'm
> not

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html#h-10.3
"Definition lists vary only slightly from other types of lists in that list
items consist of two parts: a term and a description."
Note that in the above paragraph they use the term "description" rather than
"definition". 

You may also want to read the thread "semantic list with explanation" from
last week. As it discusses an issue specific to DLs

And this in case you plan to make the Qs toggle (on/off) the As:
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/toggle_elements.asp

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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Mike at Green-Beast.com]

Hello Christian,

I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an FAQ 
[...]

definition list is probably the most appropriate


My vote is in favor of a DL. I feel it is absolutely the most appropriate 
element to use in such a case.


Cheers.
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Re: [WSG] Definition List appropriate for FAQ?

[Jason Pruim]

On Jan 17, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Christian Snodgrass wrote:


Hello,

I've been trying to decide which is more semantically correct for an  
FAQ, either 2 paragraph (one for the question, one for the answer),  
a single paragraph (with spans for formating), or a definition list.  
I think the definition list is probably the most appropriate, but at  
the same time you can't really call an FAQ a list of definitions, so  
I'm not really sure. What are your thoughts on this?


Thanks.


When I setup my FAQ's for my website, I put them in ordered lists...  
But I didn't know much about semantics at that point, but to me it  
still seems to fit good :)




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