<br>Would anyone mind summarizing the design rationale for choosing the 'dt' element as opposed to a 'caption' element when specifying the caption of a figure? <br><br>Looking through the current draft of the HTML5 spec it appears that the surrounding context of 'dt' element determines how the contents of 'dt' are interpreted (e.g., dl, figure, details).<br>
However, from a readability, and I guess aesthetic perspective, a <caption> tag seems like the correct fit here. A <caption> tag is more explicit in terms of the intended semantics associated with a figure; whereas, <dt> (defined term?) is more abstract (IMO).<br>
<br>Thank you.<br>Tim<br>