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From: p.karol
Date: Thu, Jul 11 2002 2:07PM
Subject: Strong vs. Bold
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Hello good people;
I see some mention that we should use <strong> raher than <bold> for
emphasis.
Is this a good idea at this point?
Most of the HTML editors seem to use <b>.
Can anyone give me some feedback on which is better to use?
-KaroL
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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Thu, Jul 11 2002 6:59PM
Subject: RE: Strong vs. Bold
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While visually they may appear the same in most browsers, strong is a better
description of the logic behind the usage. I can speak strong(ly), but I
cannot speak bold (or even better, I can say something with emphasis (<em>)
but I cannot say it in italics <i>). I am not aware of any speach
technology which currently makes the distinction, but, like everything else,
soon come...
HomeSite HTML editor allows you to alternately use <strong> and <em>, right
down to changing the keyboard shortcuts (for example "Ctrl+B" produces
<strong> when configured as such)
JF
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