[osis-core] Element Review: <div>

[Steve DeRose]

At 03:00 PM -0700 06/16/02, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>>How do you see .... Ah, do you mean if you used all empty elements 
>>to mark a text would you need the ability to use the phrase level 
>>stuff without the containers?
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>yes, I'm not planning to use ALL empty elements, just ALLOWING this 
>as an alternative if ever they HAVE to be.  Naturally, a container 
>is nicer if there isn't any weird boundaries to cross.
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>I would think <div>, by nature of it's name should NOT be allowed as 
>a milestone, so this could be counted on as the guaranteed container 
>in which should allow all phrase level markup.  Thoughts?
>
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>>Good Question!!!
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>>Have to think about that one.
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>>Need to take my dinner break. May not have an answer when I return 
>>but a very good question.
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>>Let me work through some more of the element review and let that 
>>stew in the back of my mind for a little while.
>>
>>Patrick
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>>>Patrick Durusau wrote:
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>>>><div> has: <blockQuote>, <div>, <figure>, <lineGroup>, <list>, 
>>>><milestone>, <p>, <q>, <seg>, <speech>, <title>, <verse>.
>>>>
>>>>Question: So we don't have phrase level markup in a <div>? That 
>>>>is how I see the content model for <div>, with things like 
>>>><abbr>, <speaker> and <w> (to take only three examples) as always 
>>>>occurring in larger elements.
>>>>
>>>>Patrick


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