[thelist] differences in alt vs. title attributes and <h#> tags
aardvark
roselli at earthlink.net
Mon Jan 28 16:14:00 CST 2002
> From: "MRC" <webmaster at equilon-mrc.com>
[...]
> I would strenuously argue against using "text-decoration:
> underline" for
> anything but a hyperlink. The association of underlined text with
> hyperlinking is very strong, even among (perhaps especially among)
> experienced web users. IMO, it's the equivalent of placing a submit
> button within a form that does nothing when clicked.
i would whole-heartedly agree... underlines are actually a hold-over
from when typewriters couldn't handle italic text...
don't use underlines on web pages anywhere but as links.... i say
very few things as absolutes, but there tends to be few exceptions
to this...
> Instead, I'd suggest using a slightly smaller font size for your
> H3s
> than for your H2s, or some other means of distinguishing your H3s from
> other heading levels that would avoid user confusion.
[...]
take a look at how evolt.org uses CSS on the <h1> - <h6>
elements... progressively smaller until they hit the same size as
the body copy, then indenting...
so far this is my favorite method...
view-source:http://evolt.org/evolt/style/isaac.css
h1 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 20px ;
margin-bottom : 5px ; }
h2 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 16px ; }
h3 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 15px ; }
h4 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 13px ; }
h5 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 13px ;
margin-left : 10px ; }
h6 { font-family : Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
font-size : 13px ;
margin-left : 20px ; }
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