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enuddleyarbl · 02-01-2023, 10:02 PM

I guess this will be a learning experience. For the first time, I'm editing a play (just for tweaking to my tastes):

https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/os...-ideal-husband

Upon editing it, I found it was formatted as a table. I can see the draw of that, but I'd think that a Description List (<dl>) would be a better solution:

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_dl.asp

Code:

<dl>
  <dt>CharacterA</dt>
  <dd>I think a Description List makes for a better structure for a play.</dd>
  <dt>CharacterB</dt>
  <dd>Dude!  No way.  Tables are where it's at.</dd>
</dl>

Is there any actual consensus about which is a better way to structure a play? Either way, I guess this gives me a chance to work on one of those methods (I hate tables, but have had almost no experience with description lists). Of course, I wonder if it's even possible to convert (easily) from one structure to the other. But, on the off-chance that I can, does anyone have any particularly good css for the formatting of a play's <dl>, <dt> and <dd>?

02-01-2023, 10:02 PM	#1
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 777 Karma: 1538394 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Forma	Plays: Table or Description List? I guess this will be a learning experience. For the first time, I'm editing a play (just for tweaking to my tastes): https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/os...-ideal-husband Upon editing it, I found it was formatted as a table. I can see the draw of that, but I'd think that a Description List (<dl>) would be a better solution: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_dl.asp Code: <dl> <dt>CharacterA</dt> <dd>I think a Description List makes for a better structure for a play.</dd> <dt>CharacterB</dt> <dd>Dude! No way. Tables are where it's at.</dd> </dl> Is there any actual consensus about which is a better way to structure a play? Either way, I guess this gives me a chance to work on one of those methods (I hate tables, but have had almost no experience with description lists). Of course, I wonder if it's even possible to convert (easily) from one structure to the other. But, on the off-chance that I can, does anyone have any particularly good css for the formatting of a play's <dl>, <dt> and <dd>?