- From: Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:56:50 +0100
- To: "spec-prod@w3.org" <spec-prod@w3.org>
- CC: Steve Faulkner <sfaulkner@paciellogroup.com>
Hi all,
it is the current practice in W3C specifications to use an <h2> element
for a specification's subtitle (either the actual subtitle, or the "W3C
$SPEC_STATUS $DATE" part.
It so happens that this is a practice which is frowned upon by the HTML
specification:
"h1–h6 elements must not be used to markup subheadings, subtitles,
alternative titles and taglines unless intended to be the heading
for a new section or subsection."
-- http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/common-idioms.html#sub-head
The suggested fix would be to transition to using a <p> element with a
specific class. This is what HTML5 used to do (because it had special
dispensation to break stuff) but that won't be possible with the new
automatic publishing system. Also, it's nicer to follow our own
suggestions in general.
If this is agreed upon, we'll have a transition period so that everyone
has time to make this small change.
--
Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon
Received on Thursday, 12 March 2015 13:56:53 UTC