Re: Re: Re: My favorite HTML font style tag is...

[Joost]

But most of the time I see <div> tags used where a <p> or some other tag that actually has meaning would be better. The problem with (or the point of) <div> and <span>. tags is that they don't have any meaning. This means that you are putting information (content) in a 'block' that appears to have no meaning at all.

Though I can see the use of the construct in some cases, just applying <div> and <span> anywhere you want a layout change is bad practice.

For instance, this:

<p>
<span class="bold">Some header</span><br>
Some paragraph.
</p>

Is much better written:

<h3>Some header</h3>
<p>
Some paragraph.
</p>

- Don't laugh too hard at the above example, I've seen plenty of this in real sites made by supposedly professional companies.

Joost.

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I suggest you go browse CSS Zen Garden.

Then you will understand the power of one <div> clapping :)

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cLive;-)

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[Chady]

Ok, but what about:

<h3><span>Some</span> header</h3>
<p>
Some paragraph.
</p>

with this CSS:

h3 span {
     color: red;
}

Some designs need that.

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[BUU]

You wouldn't write that. You would write:

<h3><em>Some</em> Header</h3>
<p>
stuff
</p>

CSS

h3 em
{
 color: red;
}

[Chady]

This then, :D

<h3 class="header1"><span>Some Header</span></h3>
<p>
stuff
</p>

CSS

h3.header1 span {
     display: none;
}

h3.header1 {
     width: 200px;
     background: white url('images/header1.png') top left no-repeat;
     height: 25px;
     padding: 0px;
}

Fahrner Image Replacement

P.S: I know about the one without the span ;)

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