On 1/20/2012 10:48 PM, Jim Adcock wrote:
Are you perhaps thinking of the initiative of the HTML Writers Guild to produce some standards for Project Gutenberg texts? (http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/gutenberg/tutorials.html. See especially, http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/gutenberg/markupXHTML2.html.)
An interesting site. Why not try the recommended DTDs and see where it gets you?
Because I'm not interested in DTDs. A DTD can tell you that you can't put a <p>aragraph inside a <span>, or that a <body> or <blockquote> no longer is considered a block element when it comes to <a> or <br> tags. But it can't tell you that <p> elements shouldn't be used for titles (use <h?>), or that lists shouldn't use a collection of nested <div> tags, but should use <ol> or <ul> or <dl> and <li> instead. When it comes to building "good" HTML, DTDs are of limited value (some, but not much). What is needed is good old-fashioned plain language, like that found at http://www.pgdp.net/wiki/The_Proofreader%27s_Guide_to_EPUB (but more detailed), a list of recommended classes and why you should use them, and respect and cooperation among the people willing to follow the guidelines. The list of tags at the HTML Writers Guild is a good starting point, as is the Wiki page a DP. Respect, cooperation and acceptance is nowhere to be seen...