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RE: Semantically pointless?

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From: Karl Groves
Date: Mar 13, 2006 10:10AM

Pete -

<b> serves no purpose, other than visual.
If your goal is to indicate "semantic" importance, you should use <strong>,
which is read with a stronger emphasis by screen readers.


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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Pete Fairhurst
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:43 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Semantically pointless?


[Been following the WebAIM list for a little while, but this is my first
post so be gentle!]

I'm working on some forums templates and was interested to know if the
following is semantic garbage, were it to be viewed by a screen reader:

<p><b><img src="/images/icons/topic-new.gif" alt="New topic"/></b>:
indicates that topics have been created in this forum since your last
visit.</p>
<p><b><img src="/images/icons/topic- frozen.gif" alt="Frozen topic"/></b>:
indicates that the topic is no longer accepting new posts - it has been
effectively 'frozen'.</p>

Ideally, I'd think something like a definition list would be best suited to
what I'm trying to convey. But, as definition term elements cannot contain
markup, I'm opting for this simpler alternative.

- Pete F.
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