[UPHPU] Semantic markup and CSS

[Richard K Miller]

John,

Maybe it wrapped in your mail window?  It still works for me.

Richard

On May 10, 2007, at 5:13 PM, jtaber wrote:

> 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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