- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:57:18 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
- Cc: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, Simon Pieters wrote: > > I had in mind software that normalized documents to use explicit > sectioning elements, since the spec encourages authors to use explicit > sectioning elements: > > Authors are also encouraged to explictly wrap sections in elements of > sectioning content, instead of relying on the implicit sections > generated by having multiple heading in one element of sectioning > content. > > ...but, since it's not allowed to use multiple <body>s, the case above > can't be normalized to explicit sections without changing the outline. > > I don't feel strongly about it, but I think the spec should rather > encourage authors to not let content "slip out of their parent" as in > the case above (because it feels dirty), than to encourage authors to > use explicit sectioning elements (I think implicit sections are fine so > long as they are inside the parent sectioning element). I think it should encourage both, but I can't work out how to phrase the former in a comprehensible way. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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