- From: Simon Pieters <zcorpan@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:40:14 +0000
Hi, I think that <ol> should allow a type attribute as in HTML4[1]. An 1,2,3 list is different from an a,b,c list. If you want to discuss a particular list item in the text then it doesn't make sense to say "f" when the list says "6", for instance. Consider the following real world example[2]: | Quiz: Complete the sentence,"OpenDocument is ..." | | (a) An open, XML-based file format. | (b) An open standard, supported by the OASIS and ISO standards groups. | (c)The default file format for the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0 and KOffice 1.4. | (d) A top prospect for an official format for the European Commission. | (e) Our best chance to fight vendor lock-in associated with proprietary formats. | (f) All of the above. | | The correct answer is (f) All of the above. I think the markup for the above should be something along the lines: # <p>Quiz: Complete the sentence,"OpenDocument is ..." # <ol type=a> # <li>An open, XML-based file format. # <li>An open standard, supported by the OASIS and ISO standards groups. # <li>The default file format for the upcoming OpenOffice.org 2.0 and KOffice 1.4. # <li>A top prospect for an official format for the European Commission. # <li>Our best chance to fight vendor lock-in associated with proprietary formats. # <li>All of the above. # </ol> # <p>The correct answer is (f) All of the above. Without "type=a" (and without CSS), the last paragraph doesn't make sense. [1] <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/lists.html#adef-type-LI> [2] <http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050130002908154#whatis> Regards, Simon Pieters
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