One word : semantics. It all has to do with what the tags mean to the computer. For example, you can write <div class="code"> to specify that the markup in that div is code and should be displayed as such. However, to the browser, the means nothing more than <div class="happyfuntime">. They're both just divs.
Now, if you use the new code element instead, that tells the browser it is code. I've been reluctant as well, but today I decided to start implementing some of the elements and switched to the HTML doctype for a major project I'm working on. Hope that helps. -Christian On Jan 24, 2011 2:49 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 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
