- From: Abigail <abigail@tungsten.gn.iaf.nl>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 01:23:28 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: www-html@w3.org
Marcus E. Hennecke wrote: ++ ++ I somehow like the idea of having an ALT attribute for UL and LI. This ++ would allow one to do this: ++ ++ <ol> ++ <li> First item ++ <ol> ++ <li alt="1-a)">First of first ++ <li alt="1-b)">Second of first ++ </ol> ++ <li> Second item ++ <ol> ++ <li alt="2-a)">First of second ++ </ol> ++ </ol> ++ ++ However, a different name than ALT may be desired. ++ ++ The reason why I like putting item labels such as III-c in the <li> ++ element instead of in style sheets is because IMHO, they are definitely ++ content and not presentation. Having it as an attribute would allow a ++ search engine to search for item III-c without first having to apply ++ a style sheet. On the other hand, it would also still be possible to ++ search for the third subitem of item 3 because one would still be using ++ ordered lists. I do not think that is a good use, as it takes away the flexibility of a document. Using labels like 'III-c' (usually) implies some ordering; removal or addition of items alter the label of following items. In my opinion, it would be better to have: <li id = "some_label">Bla bla, or in HTML 3.2: <li><a name = "some_label">Bla bla</a> Then the search engine still can locate 'some_label', without the name of the label be dependent of the current version of the document. Abigail -- <URL: http://www.edbo.com/abigail/>
Received on Thursday, 16 May 1996 19:23:35 UTC