Re: proposal to allow div, h1 .. h6 and section as children of list elements

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:32:13 +0100, Toby A Inkster <tai@g5n.co.uk> wrote:

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> As I understand it, these are referred to as "paragraphs" by those in  
> the legal profession, so surely <p> is a better element for the job than  
> <li>?

Thanks for looking at this, Toby.

They are referred to as paragraphs, yes -- but the whole document is an  
ordered list of paragraphs. Perhaps I should adjust my demonstration  
markup so that each <li> contains a <p> element that wraps the text, so  
that it better illustrates this.

>
> I think most of the cases your proposal covers can be solved by  
> adjusting the markup, especially with the <ol start> and <li value>  
> attribute.

But I'd rather not use the start and value attributes; I don't want to  
hardcode the numbers in the markup.


> That having been said, I do see the merit in a grouping element within  
> lists, but not one which allows arbitrary content. Something equivalent  
> to <tbody> within tables: the content model within the <tbody> is as if  
> the <tbody> wasn't there.

That would be useful, too - but why invent another element when we have a  
grouping element -- the <div> element? As I asked in my original proposal,  
what is the objection to allowing groups of arbitrary content with a  
<div>? It seems to me that unless there is a compelling reason to forbid  
something, then it should be permissible

bruce