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Depreciated Tags?; Dumb Question, but...
Topic Started: Jun 1 2005, 12:34 AM (969 Views)
Deleted Account Jun 1 2005, 12:34 AM Post #1
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 I just realized that the "<u>" and "</u>" tags of HTML are now depreciated...does anyone know why this is? Would it possibly be to prevent confusion between underlined text and links?

Yeah, dumb question :P, but it's buggin' me. :unsure:
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Das Jun 1 2005, 12:36 AM Post #2
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 Here is an even more dumb question what do you mean by 'depreciated'?
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Deleted Account Jun 1 2005, 12:43 AM Post #3
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 I mean that they are no longer recommended for use by most tutorial websites, or W3. For some reason, it's been decided that using these tags isn't a good idea. I just want to know the reason for this, since I don't really see anything wrong with underlining with html, and it is a useful way to emphasize text. :r

Generally, tags are depreciated when they have the potential to cause problems, or are faulty. I don't see how the underline tag can be dangerous or defective. :eh:
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FearKiller Jun 1 2005, 12:52 AM Post #4
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 Underlined text is a default property for hyperlink text. That's why it is depreciated.

http://htmldog.com/guides/htmlintermediate/badtags/
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JoeC Jun 1 2005, 12:28 PM Post #5
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 The term is "deprecated", not "depreciated" - no "i" in it. :)
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Candyguitar Jun 1 2005, 12:42 PM Post #6
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 You could use CSS for underlining, that isn't deprecated. Though I don't recommend it (it may confuse users like the <u> and </u> tags do).
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Deleted Account Jun 1 2005, 05:53 PM Post #7
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June 1, 2005 11:28 AM
The term is "deprecated", not "depreciated" - no "i" in it. :)

You may sue me. :)


Thanks guys, that's what I thought--it is a little bit confusing to tell thedifference between underlined texts and hyperlinks.
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.Alex Jun 1 2005, 06:00 PM Post #8
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Joezif
June 1, 2005 05:28 PM
The term is "deprecated", not "depreciated" - no "i" in it. :)

It doesn't actually matter which version you use, 'depreciated' with an i present is the English spelling. Neither of them is wrong. ;)
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JoeC Jun 1 2005, 06:25 PM Post #9
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 Meh. Deprecated is English, depreciated is an Americanism. But, if you want to get technical, no, neither is wrong. But deprecated is proper English :P
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Deleted Account Jun 1 2005, 06:31 PM Post #10
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Joezif
June 1, 2005 05:25 PM
Meh. Deprecated is English, depreciated is an Americanism. But, if you want to get technical, no, neither is wrong. But deprecated is proper English :P

So American English isn't proper? Such arrogance. :P
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James Jun 1 2005, 06:31 PM Post #11
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 CENTER's also depricated, use DIV's instead. But browser's won't stop supporting them any time in the near future soo :)
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JoeC Jun 1 2005, 07:51 PM Post #12
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June 1, 2005 11:31 PM
Joezif
June 1, 2005 05:25 PM
Meh. Deprecated is English, depreciated is an Americanism. But, if you want to get technical, no, neither is wrong. But deprecated is proper English :P

So American English isn't proper? Such arrogance. :P

Is American English the same as English? No :P
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Deleted Account Jun 1 2005, 08:48 PM Post #13
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June 1, 2005 05:31 PM
CENTER's also depricated, use DIV's instead. But browser's won't stop supporting them any time in the near future soo :)

Yeah, I've always found <center> to be way more convenient, but I understand the reasons for the changes. :eh:
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Seth Jun 1 2005, 10:13 PM Post #14
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 Actually, the real reason that they are deprecated is that they are presentational, rather than semantic. <b> and <i> are also deprecated-- their correct replacements are <strong> and <em>(phasis). CSS, the presentational layer, defines what emphasis should look like, so you shouldn't do it in HTML. Maybe <strong> means bold italic underlined red text. Maybe <em> means overlined text with line-spacing 150%.

Structure vs. Style. Embrace it.
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Deleted Account Jun 4 2005, 02:33 PM Post #15
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 Yes, I've recently stopped using <b>, <center>, etc. Using CSS to format text and images is a lot more convenient and efficient. And, if I have to forat something, the <span> tags do a decent job (not as convenient as the original tags, but go figure).

Oh, and one more question, to anyone who may know the answer:

Do you know how to change two frames with a single hyperlink? For example, if an html page contains two frame columns, having one link on either the left or right that will target not one, but both frames.

Guess this should technically be in web design, but who needs new topics?

Thanks. :)
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