From: shapper on
On Apr 21, 6:26 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...(a)central.net> wrote:
> shapper wrote:
> > I see using span tags inside other tags very often for solving a few
> > issues like in menus that uses lists. For example:
>
> > <ul>
> > <li>
> > <a id="singup" href="/signup/">
> > <span>
> > Sign-Up
> > </span>
> > </a>
> > </li>
> > <li>
> > <a id="tour" href="/tour/workflow">
> > <span>
> > Tour
> > </span>
> > </a>
> > </li>
> > </ul>
>
> What issue does the addition of a span do for you here?
>
> --
> Take care,
>
> Jonathan
> -------------------
> LITTLE WORKS STUDIOhttp://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

For example the menu in the following web site:
http://www.springloops.com/

I have seen a lot of this lately.

Thanks,
Miguel
From: Jonathan N. Little on
shapper wrote:
> On Apr 21, 6:26 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...(a)central.net> wrote:
>> shapper wrote:
>>> I see using span tags inside other tags very often for solving a few
>>> issues like in menus that uses lists. For example:
>>> <ul>
>>> <li>
>>> <a id="singup" href="/signup/">
>>> <span>
>>> Sign-Up
>>> </span>
>>> </a>
>>> </li>
>>> <li>
>>> <a id="tour" href="/tour/workflow">
>>> <span>
>>> Tour
>>> </span>
>>> </a>
>>> </li>
>>> </ul>
>> What issue does the addition of a span do for you here?
>>

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> For example the menu in the following web site:
> http://www.springloops.com/
>
> I have seen a lot of this lately.

Turn off JavaScript and reload the page. They have the spans because
there are using JavaScript to do and image replacement for the text on
the links...unless you are doing such JavaScript slight-of-hand the span
is not needed.


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Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com