The W3C has an example of the use of the cite and quote elements here: http://www.w3.org/People/mimasa/test/xhtml2/spec-examples/mod-text/cite-ex01.xhtml
Or you can read all about quotations here: http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#h-9.2.2 You could avoid the blockquote and use a paragraph depending on the length of the quoted text. Only use the q element if it is an inline quote (i.e., a short quote). If you want a lengthy quote, use the blockquote. An inline quote example: <code> <p><cite cite="http://www.comany-url.com";>Company XYZ says</cite> <q lang="us-en">You are the best!</q></p> </code> A block level quote example (as Mike indicated above): <code> <blockquote> <p>I have a lot of things to say about this guy. He's done a really great job! <cite cite="http://www.company-url.com";>--- Company XYZ</cite></p> </blockquote> </code> You can also add an anchor around the company name if you want to link to their website. I don't believe the cite *attribute* (as opposed to *element*or 'tag') is compulsory if you're not referring to an online source, but I'm not entirely certain. Jason On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 5:14 AM, Rick Lecoat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 13 May 2008, at 19:48, Mike at Green-Beast.com wrote: > > Don't forget the cite element too. If a source isn't online you wouldn't > > use the cite attribute, but the element will still help with proper > > attribution. > > > > Mike, you're bang on the money: I had indeed completely forgotten about > the cite element, and it's just the tool for the job here. And thanks for > confirming what I already suspected -- that the list was over-egging the > pudding. > > Peculiarly, I immediately (in shame) went to O'Reilly's 'HTML & XHTML - > The Definitive Guide' to refresh my memory about the cite element and > discovered that it appears to not be listed in the index at all. Attribute: > yes, element: no. Weird. > > Thanks again, and to everyone else who responded. > > > -- > Rick Lecoat > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
