Re: Come 'n Get it: A DTD for current practice in HTML
dkulp@gdb.org (David Kulp)
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Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 05:10:31 --100
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From: dkulp@gdb.org (David Kulp)
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Subject: Re: Come 'n Get it: A DTD for current practice in HTML
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> From www-talk@www0.cern.ch Wed Apr 6 22:40:04 1994
> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 1994 04:36:32 --100
> From: "Daniel W. Connolly" <connolly@hal.com>
> Subject: Come 'n Get it: A DTD for current practice in HTML
>
..
>
> and the whole shootin match is at:
>
> http://www.hal.com/%7Econnolly/html-test/
>
..
> * Using <DL><DD>...<DD>..</DL> in stead of <UL>...</UL>
> just cuz it looks better.
>
rather ironic. I just noticed when I opened the URL, above,
that NCSA httpd returns directory listings in this format!
(i'm sure it always has, but i never noticed.)
> Here are some that just gross me out:
>
> * Use of %font (<B> and <I>) outside of PRE. If folks
> don't have enough info to choose between EM, CITE, STRONG,
> etc., just use <EM> for italics and <STRONG> for bold.
>
> * Use of %inline (EM, CITE, STRONG) inside PRE. It doesn't
> make sense to me.
>
I'm surprised to read this. I've been reading and writing HTML for quite
some time now and was never aware of this distinction. Is this pie in
the sky or just poorly documented.
-david.