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List:       mozilla-documentation
Subject:    Re: Writing webpages, lesson 1
From:       "Sjoerd Visscher" <sjoerd () heeten ! nl>
Date:       2001-02-21 20:15:57
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> > <div> and <span> are meaningless (literally) so they should almost never
> > appear in the markup -- exceptions are those where, for example, you
want
> > more than one border to appear and the style language you use doesn't
give
> > you enough flexibility to do so.
>
> What, if I want to extend the semantics of HTML, e.g. I want to invent a
> "header" section or "footer" section?

I thought "div" stood for division, so <div> would be perfect for that IMHO.

Sjoerd

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