[whatwg] the cite element

Erik Vorhes erik at textivism.com
Thu Aug 13 05:26:02 PDT 2009


On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:59 AM, Smylers<Smylers at stripey.com> wrote:
>
> As Ian has pointed out, the above is technically non-conforming with
> what the HTML 4 spec claims.  But it's how I've been using <cite> for
> years, since it makes sense and has a use.


I defy you to show me in the HTML 4.01 specification where something
like the following is nonconforming:

<p>I like to read nonfiction, such as <cite>John Adams</cite>, but I
had more time for that when I was a professional academic.</p>

Erik



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