Re: [WSG] Using

[Noa Groveman]

Gabriel Vasquez wrote:
Hi List!
Ever since I've been using the standards approach to web design, I've never
used spans at all. What's the point of using them?
Thanks for your input!
Gabriel 

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Well, <span> is an inline element.  You can use it for describing words 
or pieces of text that don't nessecerily have to consist of an entire block.

<p>
<span id="president">George W. Bush</span> is the president of the <span 
id="country">United States</span>.
</p>

Granted, there are many inline elements for specific purposes (<code>, 
<pre>, <q>, etc), but it's best to keep things semantic as this is, in 
essence, XML.
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