I don't see any difference in the two tags other then theres more typing involved in one and less in the other.
B vs STRONG
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B vs STRONG
What's wrong with the <b> tag? Why is <strong> better? Is it because <b> is shorter and the web standards think that short's gay and long is the way?
I don't see any difference in the two tags other then theres more typing involved in one and less in the other.

I don't see any difference in the two tags other then theres more typing involved in one and less in the other.
Re: B vs STRONG
The main argument is that tags should carry some semantic meaning, rather than describing the display effect. This is largely to enhance "accessibility" in uses beyond conventional browsers. Now that many people access web pages from cell phones and pda's, and blind people are using "readers," to which "strong" can be used to change the pitch of the voice or something, to emphasize words.JellyFish wrote:What's wrong with the <b> tag? Why is <strong> better? Is it because <b> is shorter and the web standards think that short's gay and long is the way?
I don't see any difference in the two tags other then theres more typing involved in one and less in the other.
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If you have no interest in serving people who use cell phones, pda's or readers, you can just keep on using the old tags. But standards have to take all this into consideration.
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I completely agree with the decision to deprecate the target attribute. That is not a decision the html should make. That should be the user's choice. If I want something to open in a new window, I'll right click it and click "open in new window", and if I want the user to know that the link is to an outside source, I'll put an arrow icon next to it.