Re: Complete n00b: adr microformat

From: Francois Lafortune <web.dizigngmail.com>
> I will do my studies! But my emotional beef is more
about seeing divs 
> pop-up like it's a division party, and that sorta gets
me roughed 
> up...

The divs and spans that you're worried about aren't
mandetory, they're just there to help describe the block and
inline nature of what you can code up.

Rather than use examples marked up with heading and
paragraph elements, the examples use the neutral div and
span elements in order to not cast assumptions on how you
wish to markup your code.

For those playing at home, here's what the FAQ has to say
about it.

http://microformats.org/wiki/faq#Q._Why_do_the_exam
ples_on_the_wiki_use_.3Cspan.3E_and_.3Cdiv.3E_for_nearly_eve
rything.3F

Q. Why do the examples on the wiki use <span> and
<div> for nearly everything?
A. <span> and <div> are generic elements in
HTML. When you use microformats, you should pick the most
specific semantic element available for the semantics you
are trying to express. You might, for example, apply
class="vevent" to a <tr>, or
class="vcard" to a <p>.

-- 
Paul Wilkins


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Thank you!

On 7-Nov-07, at 3:08 AM, paul_wilkinsxtra.co.nz wrote:

> From: Francois Lafortune <web.dizigngmail.com>
>> I will do my studies! But my emotional beef is more
about seeing divs
>> pop-up like it's a division party, and that sorta
gets me roughed
>> up...
>
> The divs and spans that you're worried about aren't
mandetory,  
> they're just there to help describe the block and
inline nature of  
> what you can code up.
>
> Rather than use examples marked up with heading and
paragraph  
> elements, the examples use the neutral div and span
elements in  
> order to not cast assumptions on how you wish to markup
your code.
>
> For those playing at home, here's what the FAQ has to
say about it.
>
> http://microformats.org
/wiki/ 
>
faq#Q._Why_do_the_examples_on_the_wiki_use_.3Cspan.3E_and_.3
Cdiv. 
> 3E_for_nearly_everything.3F
>
> Q. Why do the examples on the wiki use <span> and
<div> for nearly  
> everything?
> A. <span> and <div> are generic elements in
HTML. When you use  
> microformats, you should pick the most specific
semantic element  
> available for the semantics you are trying to express.
You might,  
> for example, apply class="vevent" to a
<tr>, or class="vcard" to a  
> <p>.
>
> -- 
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
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