don said:
I would like someone to try training someone to use a subset of HTML markup, and use it properly, and see how it works.
does the person know any .html to begin with?
Even with a subset, there are lots of ways of applying that subset improperly, and having the display view look just fine on a PC.
yes, that's a huge part of the problem with .html... and it's worse if the person knew any .html before.
I suspect users will be unable to avoid the temptation to tell themselves that "if it looks right, it's right,",
interesting that you call that a "temptation"...
especially in cases where the match between the markup and the structure of the text is unclear or complex.
i guess you're saying that in such cases, it's not gonna be obvious "it looks right". *** your problem, in _my_ opinion, is that you are fighting against human nature, instead of using it to your _advantage_. my system adopts as a primary rule that "if it _looks_ right, it _is_ right". and, conversely, "if it doesn't look right, you need to change your input so it will." -bowerbird