Off Topic

Morning from Texas:

This is off topic for the list, but, I am in a quandry about how to answer
the 19 emails I have received asking for clarification of the use or non-use
of tags, quote marks, extensions, etc., all in response to my post
yesterday.

I am not going to address EVERY issue raised in private emails (i.e. use of
quotes or not, char references, doc type declarations, etc.) and I do not
have the time nor patience today to give private replies to each email, but
I don't want you all to go unanswered, either.

So, I have replied in private to each one telling them to look for this
post, and I apologize in advance if I offend anyone by being off-topic. I
guess you'll have to ground me. :o)

This post will only address the use of HTML vs. HTM and case.

A HUGE resource for me has been http://www.w3.org . I consider these persons
to be the authority on the topics discussed. Much of what I am about to say
has been learned from them. So, if you wish to split hairs do so with them.
If you wish to research further, again, do so with them. Their website is a
fantastic resource.

HTML vs. HTM:

They both work just as effectively. As indicated earlier, HTM became popular
in the days of the 3-character extension. Without getting deeper on the
issue, I use HTML and recommend others use it as well because it is the
accurate abbreviated extension of that to which it refers. It is not a
question of whether using HTML over HTM is right or wrong, good or bad, best
or worse, it is a matter of using what was intended and what makes you
comfortable.

Case:

I recommended that coding be lowercase as opposed to uppercase because I
have found that browsers misunderstand uppercase at times and don't always
load a page the way it was designed. Since starting to use lowercase I have
never encountered the problem.

Now, notice I said never *encountered* the problem. That differs from
stating that lowercase *eliminates* the problem, okay? So, don't bust my
chops because you experienced otherwise.

IMO, lowercase makes the document appear more aesthetically pleasing.
Uppercase makes a document appear crowded and *busy*.  I also find that when
editing other people's work it is easier for me to locate something among
lowercase coding than uppercase.

Some of you told me that case doesn't matter. In a word, WRONG!! Case does
play a role in some syntax scenarios.

For example, attribute names and values may be case insensitive, but Uniform
Resource Identifiers  and character entity references are ALWAYS case
sensitive.

I have noticed that people oftentimes mix upper and lower case within their
code. IMO, this is tacky and unprofessional. This practice is also illegal
per W3 guidelines.

Anyhow, enough said on this off-topic issue. We could go on and on for days
and blow this out of proportion. But, let's not because if we did we'd have
to call ourselves lawyers and politicians and I, for one, couldn't live with
myself. <smile>

Enough said? Hope so people. Bottom line .. it's a matter of choice. Do what
you will and learn what you may. (ooh, that was heavy) :o)

You'll get my bill for this directly....

Starr

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