Re: [Refdb-users] html output

[Matt P. <mat...@ut...>]

On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 07:53:46PM -0500, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
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> On Jan 27, 2004, at 7:32 PM, Marc Herbert wrote:
> 
> >>>While I've not experimented with it, I suppose it would offer even 
> >>>more
> >>>flexibility to use spans throughout, such as where you're currently
> >>>using p tags...
> >>
> >>What is the particular advantage of this approach?
> >
> >I guess the motivation here is: <span>s are completely neutral, they
> >do not carry any meaning at all, thus they offer more "flexibility":
> >the CSS can do whatever it wants with them.
> >On the other hand, <p> mean "this is a paragraph", which may not be
> >wanted. Correct me if I that was not what you meant.
> 
> It all really depends of what we feel is the best way to render web 
> output.  Using p tags suggest one way, but spans another (more suitable 
> to the example that Matt posted).  I'm working on xslt rendering of 
> this stuff, so I'd appreciate feedback on what people feel is ideal 
> here...


Just wanted to say that I've been enjoying this conversation, and to
apologize for dropping out a bit (I tend to do that, since this
project isn't something I'm SUPPOSED to be working on).  Bruce, I will
look more closely at your suggestions and try to replicate your
suggestions.  Your approach, I see, is to put as much of the
formatting information as possible into the css, to make the html
output more flexible...  Obviously this is the preferred approach.  

I had something else to say but actually I think I will go to bed
now.  More in a couple of days!  best,
m

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