6771 2009-04-04 19:10:43 +0000 Sectioning Content Use versus DIV 2010-10-04 14:32:01 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified All All CLOSED FIXED P2 enhancement --- 1 sean ian mike olivier.gendrin public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 24548 0 sean 2009-04-04 19:10:43 +0000 The "div" element has been relegated to an afterthought (or, near-deprecation) in the spec in lieu of Sectioning Content elements. However, neither the "div" (4.12.2 The div element) paragraph nor Sectioning Content paragraphs address this. Web authors would benefit from some HTML 5 guidance in the spec. Suggested copy: 4.4.2 The section element ADD "Note: Please notice that the example above does not use the div element: the section elements have replaced generic container divs; the article element and the header element have replaced author-specific divs which may have used id or class attributes." "Authors are strongly encouraged to use sectioning elements (i.e., article, section, header, nav, aside, address, footer) where semantically identified containers should be used, e.g., section elements for columns and nav elements for navigation, instead of the div element." 4.4.3 The nav element 4.4.4 The article element 4.4.5 The aside element 4.4.7 The header element 4.4.8 The footer element 4.12.2 The div element ADD "Authors are strongly encouraged to use sectioning elements (i.e., article, section, header, nav, aside, address, footer) where semantically identified containers should be used, e.g., section elements for columns and nav elements for navigation, instead of the div element." 25746 1 ian 2009-06-28 08:27:00 +0000 I've tried to add some exposition around <section> and <div>. Let me know if you think the spec still needs more. Thanks! 33087 2 mjs 2010-03-14 13:18:42 +0000 This bug predates the HTML Working Group Decision Policy. If you are satisfied with the resolution of this bug, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html This bug is now being moved to VERIFIED. Please respond within two weeks. If this bug is not closed, reopened or escalated within two weeks, it may be marked as NoReply and will no longer be considered a pending comment.