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Re: HTML structural markup for notes

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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: May 5, 2003 1:13PM


On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 12:27 PM, Rachel wrote:
> I'm wondering if there is a HTML element out there,
> that has a similar meaning to notes, that we could use
> to wrap our notes text in. So that site visitors will
> understand that they are notes, even without our style
> sheet.
>
> There are tags that define headings (H1-H6).
> "Blockquote" denotes a quotation. "Address" denotes an
> address or contact information. These are some
> examples of HTML tags that define document structure.
> Is there a tag that we could use for notes?

Nope, there's not. This is one of the many weaknesses of HTML/XHTML
as a document format.

Add (in text) the phrase "Note:" before anything you want to be
identified
as a note. It might even be a good idea to make up a visual icon for
each
note (as in most computer books) and then give that appropriate ALT
text.

--Kynn

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