I use HTML5 as my doctype, but I don't use the new tags. It's wise to be
very concerned about backwards compatibility.
Are they more semantic - I suppose. If IE doesn't understand the new
tags I'd leave them be until another day.
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On 1/24/11 5:44 PM, grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote:
Hello,
Could someone please clarify this for me. I realise that HTML5 has
introduced new semantic elements such as <header>, <aside> etc., but
does this really increase the expressive power of the markup? Can't
the same thing be achieved in HTML 4.x using classes (e.g. <p
class="header">)?
I am reluctant to move to HTML5 due to the issue of backwards
compatibility.
I would be grateful for any replies.
Regards,
Grant Bailey
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