Le 11 d?c. 2003, ? 09:32, Christoph P?per a ?crit :
>> See HTML 4.01
>
> The specification has been proven misleading and self-contradictory in 
> this regard more than once.

Yes it was my initial point. :)
Read all the links I have given.

> Or something more specialised for this job than (an enhanced version 
> of) CSS, like a CSV file or even some XML application.

CSS3


>> You can add on the top of that for example, that you have in fact
>> in french, three different things abbreviation, acronyms and "sigle".
>
> Is a "sigle" an initialism or something different?

French Definition:

* abr?viation  n. f.
� v. 1450; � texte abr?g? � 1375; bas lat. abbreviatio

2� Removing of letters in a word, words in a sentence to write faster 
or to take less space.

Abr?viation de
	Mademoiselle en Mlle,
	de kilom�tre en km,
	de c'est-?-dire en c.-?-d.
The abbreviation is always pronounced as the full word. Liste des 
abr?viations.


* acronyme  n. m.
� 1970; english. acronym � word composed with Initials or syllabs or 
syllabs of several words �, from acro- and -onym � nom �, d'apr. 
homonym

Linguistic. Sigle* pronounced like a common word. � Ovni � (NdT means 
UFO) and � sida � (NdT means AIDS) are acronyms. � Word composed with 
syllabs of several words. mot-valise. English acronyms used in french 
(ex. sonar).


* sigle n. m.
� 1712; lat. jurid. sigla � signes abr?viatifs �

1� Hist. Initial used as an abbreviation. The "sigles" of ancient 
manuscripts.

2� Ling. Series of Initial of several words which makes a unique word 
pronounced letters by letters. O. N. U. is pronounced as a sigle  or as 
an acronym. Derived formed on a sigle (ex. c?g?tiste, coming from C. G. 
T.)


* apocope n. f.
� 1521; lat. gramm. d'o. gr. apocopa

� Ling. Falling of a "phon�me", for one or several syllabs at the end 
of the word (opposite of aph?r�se). � truncation. We say � t?l? � for � 
t?l?vision �, � mat � for � matin � by apocope. � Adj. APOCOP?, ?E, 
1578.


aph?r�se n. f.
� 1701; aph(a)eresis 1521; lat. gramm. d'o. gr. aph�resis

� Ling. Falling of a "phon�me" or a group of "phon�mes" at the start of 
a word (oppos? of apocope). � truncation. � Car � for � autocar � by 
aph?r�se.


Simple!!! Isn't it ;)