All due respect, Owen, but semantics _do_ matter. The default theme outputs blockquotes styled with quotes. If the WYSIWYG editor is outputting <blockquote>, then newbies will start asking "Why are my indents all showing up with quote marks?" in the fora.
I think that those on the design/implementation side of things MUST be pedantic and think through their actions, lest they incur all manner of unforseen consequences down the line. My $2/100. -Doug Stewart On 11/17/05, Owen Winkler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug Stewart wrote: > > I think the problem here is that, symantically, "indent" and "quote" > > are two wholly different beasts. "Indent" is simple formatting - I > > could conceive of several good situations in which one would want to > > simply indent text. "Quoting", however, has a very specific > > connotation - you are sourcing someone else's words and, as such, it > > should be marked up differently, at least by convention. > > This discussion has become pedantic (or maybe it started that way). > > If you have a true concern over which tags are used, you should not use > the WYSIWYG editor. You should use the textarea and write out your own > tags as you desire. > > The WYSI editor is great for the majority of ordinary users who, in my > completely unresearched opinion, don't give a damn what we geeks mean > when we say "semantic markup". > > Owen > > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
