I don't think it's unreasonable for a typical web designer not to know about some of those (note that I said "typical" not "expert"!). Most designers don't actually read the specs - or need to read them if they use the right resources. Speaking personally, I hadn't heard of address or q before (partly because the latter isn't supported in IE...). The validator will tell you about fieldset if you don't structure your forms properly!I think one thing people are missing with abbr and acronym is the accessibility implications. I am not exactly sure how a screen reader handles those but I know they do have problems reading acronyms and abbreviations. Also useful for anyone who isn't familiar with the acronym or has difficulty remembering them.
semantics like this are irrelevant if you logically lay out the site to where you know where the address is. hell for local companies i tend to put the address on every page. it doesn't require anything to help it stand out.
montannaAug 17, 2006
How about CAPTION for your tables?<a class="user" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.2.2">http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.2.2</a>
mjjackAug 17, 2006
I don't think it's unreasonable for a typical web designer not to know about some of those (note that I said "typical" not "expert"!). Most designers don't actually read the specs - or need to read them if they use the right resources. Speaking personally, I hadn't heard of address or q before (partly because the latter isn't supported in IE...). The validator will tell you about fieldset if you don't structure your forms properly!I think one thing people are missing with abbr and acronym is the accessibility implications. I am not exactly sure how a screen reader handles those but I know they do have problems reading acronyms and abbreviations. Also useful for anyone who isn't familiar with the acronym or has difficulty remembering them.
noodlezAug 17, 2006
blockquote styles = chick magnet
keithoAug 18, 2006
semantics like this are irrelevant if you logically lay out the site to where you know where the address is. hell for local companies i tend to put the address on every page. it doesn't require anything to help it stand out.
bpapaAug 18, 2006
You're right about semantics not really being incredibly important. But that is the problem. A semantic web is better then one that is enclosed in divs.Read this for more info - <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web</a>
resilientAug 23, 2006
Great resource! I never knew some of those tags even existed!