Posted by mbstevens on 11/08/07 07:42

dorayme wrote:
> In article <13j5b6j72c0ahfc@corp.supernews.com>,
> mbstevens <NOXwebmasterx@xmbstevensx.com> wrote:
>
>> Nik Coughlin wrote:
>>
>>> I believe that this is the minimum amount of markup necessary to achieve
>>> this effect :) Would love to be proven wrong.
>>>
>>>
>> Is the effect worth the internal complexity?
>
> Depends on how you count it. It only has to be done once by the
> author, and from then on it can give multiple pleasure. On
> principle, this may well be worth it.

I'll have to trust others reports that it gives them pleasure.

Like the often seen attempts at rounded box corners, it looks
mid-90s kitschy to me, but as you say below, individual choice might
be allowable.

>
>> Forcing markup like this:
>> <div class="hr"><div><div><hr></div></div></div>
>> is just unsemantic, even though it is technically valid.
>
> This is yet another issue. But, given that there are limitations
> in browser implementations of some css where this sort of thing
> can be more easily done in a kosher manner, it is very severe to
> never fall to temptation. Perhaps it is an area where a little
> individual choice might be allowable.
>

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