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Originally Posted by Sarmat89
It is—if HTML cannot provide semantic markup, users cannot customize it. Also, this way of thought is ridiculous—should we also not to have a customizable typeface, body text alignment and color schemes, because the publisher has already decided on them for us?
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No we shouldn't.
Random color schemes in my books are what I can only call hideous.
And customizing the default, base typeface and text alignment is one thing -- customizing the overridden, fragment-specific values is another thing entirely.
And once again, HTML is the absolute essence of semantic markup.
The fact that there is no standardized semantic markup for "poem" is not a flaw in HTML, XHTML, XHTML5, or EPUB.
As you have already been informed, HTML is so semantically complete that it actually does have a "Chapter Title" semantic, and a "letter" semantic as well!
There is even a dedicated "code" tag for computer code snippets...
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As for the format, we already have the tools we need: XML (not the obsolete (X)HTML, 5 or not), CSS and OPC to bring it all together. What we do not have, is the will coming from EBook consumers, not some 'open' 'standards' committee.
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I would really like to know how you formed the conclusion that HTML5 of all things is "obsolete".
And apparently we have plenty of will, and bright ideas too -- from you.
So I will call you on it once more.
You go write a first draft of your proposed new format. Then we'll talk.
Given how little you seem to know about HTML (the thing you are mistakenly complaining about), I cannot think you will be very successful.