Sent by Kevin H. Stecyk on 28 May 2004 04:04
Zoe M. Gillenwater wrote...
> I'm not really clear on what you're asking here. What do you
> mean by "start a new tag?"
>
> There are a number of different ways to apply styles to a
> document, and which one is the "best" depends entirely on the
> specific situation. For instance, you can apply style to:
>
> 1. The natural, semantic container of the content 2. A class
> applied to that natural container 3. An "artificial"
> container (div or span) of the content with its own class or id etc.
>
> There are other options as well, and you should make your
> choice among all of these by asking:
>
> A. Which is the cleanest, most semantic code?
> B. Which is the best for the most number of my users?
> C. Which is the most flexible to any future changes I may
> need to make?
> etc.
>
> Back to the emphasizing example. Here you should hands-down
> use the <em> tag (option number 1 above). If this piece of
> emphasized text is or will be different from the other pieces
> of emphasized text on the site, still use the <em> tag, but
> give it a class (option number 2 above). Or, rely on parent
> elements to avoid classes (if emphasized text in your sidebar
> needs to look different, just use the rule "#sidebar em
> {...}"). There is no reason to use option number 3 (wrapping
> it in a div or span). The only time when you would use a div
> or span would be when there is no natural container for the
> piece of content you want to style.
>
> Basically, try to use as few divs and spans as possible, and
> don't try to give everything a class either. Take advantage
> of natural elements and inheritance as much as possible when
> styling elements. This keeps your code much more simple,
> which is good for both your user and yourself.
>
> I don't know if this answered your question though. :-)
>
You've done an excellent job Zoe in answering my question. Again, I am new
to both HTML and CSS, so I've got a lot of the terminology floating around
in my brain. Your comments are very helpful in putting everything in its
proper bucket.
A sincere thank-you!
Best regards,
Kevin
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