- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:57:59 +0000 (UTC)
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, Nicholas Zakas wrote: > > In section 4.4.5 (the aside element), an example is given that shows > <nav> being used within <footer>. > > Section 4.4.3 (the nav element), explains that this would be an > inappropriate use of <nav> > (http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/Overview.html#the-nav-element): > > "Not all groups of links on a page need to be in a nav element - only > sections that consist of major navigation blocks are appropriate for the > nav element. In particular, it is common for footers to have a short > list of links to various pages of a site, such as the terms of service, > the home page, and a copyright page. The footer element alone is > sufficient for such cases, without a nav element." It doesn't say it's inappropriate, such that it's not necessary. It's still fine to use it there. I'll try to clarify that. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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