Re: Minor editorial proposal for WCAG 2.1: use of ordered vs unordered lists in SC text

On 02/08/2017 13:41, David MacDonald wrote:
> I support the use of numbered lists because it allows the bullets to be 
> referenced to like this 3.3.4.2, or 3.3.4 #2

So...are you advocating changing all other non-numbered/bulleted lists 
to numbered ones? Or just leaving the weird inconsistency as is?

P

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> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk 
> <mailto:redux@splintered.co.uk>> wrote:
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>     On 02/08/2017 10:15, Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
> 
>     [...]
> 
>         SCs with ordered/numbered lists: 1.4.8, 3.3.4, 3.3.6
> 
>         I'd suggest changing the ordered lists to unordered would make
>         most sense. And as I don't believe this change alters the
>         meaning of the SCs' normative text, this is purely
>         editorial/non-substantive.
> 
> 
>     Addendum: I can see the potential argument that in the case of 1.4.8
>     numbered list was used to emphasise that all of those conditions
>     need to be true. However, that's not the case for 3.3.4 and 3.3.6
>     (they're "at least one..." type lists there).
> 
>     And if 3.3.4 and 3.3.6 were changed to unordered lists (to match all
>     other instances of "at least one..." type lists), then 1.4.8 would
>     be the only numbered list, so I'd argue it should also be changed to
>     unordered, perhaps strengthening the prose before the list instead
>     to emphasise that ALL conditions must be met.
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