Subject: Re: Formatting Objects considered harmful From: "Fredrik Lindgren" <f.lindgren@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:51:03 +0200 |
Håkon Wium Lie wrote: > [snip] > > The submission can be found from [1]. That document has the notion of > "HTML/CSS flow objects". One of the examples is: > > <rule> > <target-element type="emph"/> > <target-element type="strong"/> > <SPAN font-weight="bold"> > <children/> > </SPAN> > </rule> > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-XSL-970910 > > This concept seems very close to Paul's HTML-level formatting objects. > I'd suggest the use of semantic HTML elements (e.g. EM and STRONG) and > the STYLE attribute in the output, but at least these formatting > objects can be media-independent and this addresses my concern about > accessibility. I dont understand in what way EM and STRONG can be viewed as semantic. What is the meaning of the contents of an EM element? I see them as abstract presentational elements. No meaning, but abstract enough for allowing rendering on both screen an aurally. I can understand that you want presentation objects at that abstraction level, but still, there are no semantics. Fredrik Lindgren Upright Engineering AB XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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