- From: James Graham <jg307@cam.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:08:40 +0100
Ian Hickson wrote: >On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, James Graham wrote: > > >>On another point, in general, I don't like adding anonymous headings >>[...] although, theoretically, this allows added flexibility when >>dealing with highly structed documents (the type where numbering >>sections is appropriate), in practice, the majority of documents on the >>web aren't like this and often authors use structures like: >> >> <h2>My Sidebar</h2> >> <h4>Sidebar section</h4> >> >>Which should outline like >> >> |--My Sidebar >> |--Sidebar section >> >>i.e. without anonymous intermediaries >> >> > >The question is then, what should this outline to: > > <h2>A</h2> > <h4>B</h4> > <h3>C</h3> > >...? > >(This was one of the examples in my sample outline.) > >I see two options: > > 1. -- A > | > +-- B > | > +-- C > > 2. -- A > | > +-- <unknown> > | | > | +-- B > | > +-- C > >I don't mind which we do. I guess I'm going to go for option 1 (which >seems to be what you asked for) > > Yes. I think that option 1 makes much more sense for many real-world examples even though 2 may appeal to purists. -- "But if science you say still sounds too deep, Just do what Beaker does, just shrug and 'Meep!'" -- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker of Muppet Labs
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