> Townson, Chris > This would be due to the point about indexicality I mentioned.
This would be the point where I'd say the whole discussion on semantics risks disappearing up it own behind...no offense. "You want to do web design, eh? Well, get onto the semiotics and linguistics course for the next 10 years and then we'll talk about it..." > Ideally, a heading is something which describes and > encapsulates that which > comes thereafter. Because an logo is indexical, it alone > (usually) describes > nothing - it requires a context for that. I'd say it defines that what follows belongs to the entity identified by said logo...but I think we may end up in rather philosophical discussions here and lose touch with reality ;) > However, in response to that, I would ask: > Is an image tag the correct way (semantically) to mark-up that text? A company's identity is more than just its name. The logo, the typeface used, the colours, all play an integral part, imho. Hence an image seems to me the best compromise (until we get sophisticated mechanisms like SVG to work consistently in all browsers). > I can see your point and > wouldn't want > to be total pedant on the issue :D Still good to have a "principled" discussion though...makes our lives as standardistas soo much more mysterious to the outside world ;) P __________________________________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk __________________________________________________________ Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ __________________________________________________________ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
