A formatting question that might sound totally strange to you

[tayiper]

OK, I don't know if this is the right section, but I couldn't find a better one. Also, I confess that this thread is most probably the "result" of my obsessive pedantry, and the result of me being a kind of a "formatting maniac" ...


For instance, consider my software.html page. As you can see, in all cases where I link to some program's website, I use the colon character after the "strong" closing/ending tag. But the thing is that on the very same page, I also use it the other way, i.e. use the colon char before the closing tag so that it's itself bold too.


Example of one such program's link:

... <strong>BartPE</strong>: <a href="http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder" onclick="target='_blank';">http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder</a> ...

Example of one such navigational text:

<strong>My various blogs:</strong>

<strong>TinyURL:</strong>

<strong>Disclaimer 1:</strong>

So since I am a "formatting maniac" (and like things being consistent through the site/page), I've decided to use the same formatting in both cases (i.e. in case of programs and these navigational etc. texts), therefore I am curious: by various written or un-written design "standards", which option is better, and which one would you prefer personally.


thanks in advance, tayiper

[kk5st]

It looks to me as if you're using the strong tag to simulate a header. If you want a header, use a header tag. That said, and if that's the case, the colon punctuates the header. Thus, <h3>My various blogs:&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>, would be the way to go.

cheers,

gary

[rosiee007]

Yes, the punctuation should always be used in the style tags, <b> <strong> <h1> etc.

[tayiper]

OK, thanks both for your opinions ...


tayiper

[tayiper]

Urgh, now I got so many different opinions (also on other forums) that I am even more confused than before, lol ...


tayiper

[Gordaen]

I don't think it matters too much, if you are consistent. I would include it within a strong, h, em, or other similar tag though, because it is part of the title or category. For instance, if a book is called "Holy Crap: The Story of Saintly Dung," the first two words (including the colon) would generally be written in a larger font (such as on the front of the book) than the subtitle.

That being said, in the case of anchor tags, if only the main title is a link, then I end the link before the colon.

*shrug*

[tayiper]

Hey guys, see this particular NogDog's reply on WebDeveloper forums which is very interesting, i.e. he pasted some "formatting rules" from the Chicago Manual of Style ...


tayiper

[thevenerablez]

Looks like you could use a Dreamweaver template! It would save you a lot of time. I use it plenty for complicated pages.

[tayiper]

Originally Posted by thevenerablez

Looks like you could use a Dreamweaver template! It would save you a lot of time. I use it plenty for complicated pages.

Uhhh, well no, I am sure that it "doesn't look like this", i.e. I personally hate templates and WYSIWYG type of programs, and my site is "hand crafted" from the very beginning, and in fact, I am quite proud because of this ...


Also, I am really not sure what could possibly a Dreamweaver template have to do with these strictly formatting-related questions of mine !!


tayiper

[Gordaen]

Originally Posted by thevenerablez

Looks like you could use a Dreamweaver template! It would save you a lot of time. I use it plenty for complicated pages.

It looks like you've been posting replies to a bunch of threads that are minimalistic and scarcely related. Feel free to post all you want when your comments are relevant, but posting several times a minute with one-sentence replies that contribute nothing is not useful. If all Dreamweaver templates do the formatting in question a specific way, then that could be a useful contribution. Simply saying that one could use Dreamweaver templates has nothing to do with the thread, nor does it help with the original question.