Also, it’s been noted by others like Chris Coyier and Mike Robinson, that the definition of “aside” has changed. It used to restrict the element in that it should only contain secondary information relative to the article/page’s content, like a works cited section of sorts. Many developers (myself included) ignored that definition and have been using “aside” as a replacement for our “div id=”sidebar.”" Now, “aside” can contain content broader content, secondary to the site as a whole. (ie, blogroll, ‘about me,’ or advertising.

(Feel free to delete that second comment of mine. I think this is right this time.)

Also, it’s been noted by others like Chris Coyier and Mike Robinson, that the definition of has changed. It used to restrict the element in that it should only contain secondary information relative to the article/page’s content, like a works cited section of sorts. Many developers (myself included) ignored that definition and have been using as a replacement for our . Now, can contain content broader content, secondary to the site as a whole. (ie, blogroll, ‘about me,’ or advertising.

A simple CSS selector like “header, footer, aside, section {display:block;} forces browsers to render these ‘unknown’ elements as blocks as opposed to inline elements. Then, as someone mentioned in one of the previous posts, you can link to a Google code that forces IE to recognize the elements as well.

I don’t really agree with your stance that HTML isn’t ready for popular use. I’d say its layout elements are, and there are ways to have older browsers display them. Then again, I am forceful when it comes to making my acquaintances update to IE8, or preferably Safari/Firefox.

Also, it’s been noted by others like Chris Coyier and Mike Robinson, that the definition of has changed. It used to restrict the element in that it should only contain secondary information relative to the article/page’s content, like a works cited section of sorts. Many developers (myself included) ignored that definition and have been using as a replacement for our . Now, can contain content broader content, secondary to the site as a whole. (ie, blogroll, ‘about me,’ or advertising.

Look to http://html5doctor.com/aside-revisited/ for more information.

cant wait until HTML5/CSS3 takes hold!