[UPHPU] CSS and IE

[Jonathan Duncan]

On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Ash wrote:

>>> When a document validates through validate.w3.org, it gives the  code for
>>> copy/paste, and it includes the <p>-wrapped <img> tags.  I believe  it's
>>> for CSS.  For text-only browsing, or if the image is not available,  the
>>> alt text (I think) receives the attributes assigned to <p> tags via  CSS.
>
> From what I've read, strict xhtml compliance requires all <img> tags to
> be within a <p> tag. It has something to do with block and inline.
>
> Ash
>
>

They do not need to be in a P tag, but they should be in a block level 
element, which a P tag is, but so is a DIV.  I usually wrap my pages in at 
least one div so this usually is not an issue for me.  If you want to talk 
strict, P tags should be used for paragraphs of text, which can include 
images but you do not need to put images in P tags.

CSS has a lot of little "quirks", which are really just "the right way to 
do it".  HTML had become so bastardized and mutated for so long, XHTML and 
CSS is just getting HTML back to the way it was supposed to be.  HTML is 
just a markup language, hence the acronymn.  With XHMTL, all HTML should 
only be used for markup.  Any visual enhancements should be done via CSS.

Jonathan