Re: constraining author use headings to indicate subheadings, subtitles, alternative titles and taglines

Hi leif,

It is not a machine checkable requirement as there is no method to discern
the author intent being used (incorrectly) in the case where they are not
meant to be new sections or subsections.





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Regards

SteveF
HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>


On 6 May 2013 14:05, Leif H. Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> wrote:

> Is it a validatable rule or can the author save his/her ass by declaring
> intent to add sub section?
>
> Leif H Silli
>
> -----Original Melding-----
> Fra: Steve Faulkner
> Sendt:  06.05.2013, 09:48
> Til: HTMLWG WG
> Emne: constraining author use headings to indicate subheadings, subtitles,
>  alternative titles and taglines
>
>
> hi all,
>
> the following text was recently added to the spec as a note [1]:
>
> "Note: Do not use h1–h6 elements to markup subheadings, subtitles,
> alternative titles and taglines unless they are intended to be the heading
> for a new section or subsection."
>
> feedback has been submitted [2] that suggests the wording is unclear and
> the intent is unclear (is it advice or a requirement?)
>
> My thoughts are that the text should be recast as an author requirement:
>
> "Authors must not use h1–h6 elements to markup subheadings, subtitles,
> alternative titles and taglines unless they are intended to be the heading
> for a new section or subsection."
>
> comments and feedback welcome!
>
> [1]
> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/common-idioms.html#sub-head
>
> [2] https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21920
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>
> Regards
>
> SteveF
> HTML 5.1 <http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/>
>
>