[UPHPU] Semantic markup and CSS

[jtaber]

Richard,
the link to your web site went to a bad page (at least on my system)
John

Richard K Miller wrote:
> Last August when Wade presented on CSS at our UPHPU meeting, I took 
> notes and posted them to my blog[1]. For whatever reason now, someone 
> found them and included them in a list of "70 expert ideas for CSS 
> coding"[2]. (Thanks Wade!)
>
> One of Wade's ideas, which really resonated with me as efficient and 
> clever, was to create a "library" of CSS classes that you regularly 
> use. For example:
>
> .float_left
> {
>     float:left;
> }
>
> Then you can easily write <div class="float_left"></div> in your code.
>
> Someone commented on my post today that this actually breaks semantic 
> markup, which appears to be true. Float_left is a presentational 
> directive, so should it really be used?
>
> I'm sure Wade probably argued that the convenience of a CSS class 
> library outweighs the disadvantages of not having perfectly semantic 
> HTML. I probably just forgot to write it in my notes.
>
> In any case, Wade's presentation and the article that linked to it 
> today are both quite good for CSS.
>
> [1] 
> http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2006/08/css-best-practices
> [2] 
> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/05/10/70-expert-ideas-for-better-css-coding/ 
>
>
>
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