- From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 03:38:41 +0200
- To: Toby Inkster <tobyink@goddamn.co.uk>
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
* Toby Inkster wrote: >I think the new <h> element should have a "level" attribute which can >be used as such: > ><h level="1"> is a synonym for <h1> >... ><h level="6"> is a synonym for <h6> ><h level="7"> is new >... > >and the numbering is potentially unlimited. Then <h1> to <h6> could be >deprecated, which I assume is the eventual aim. (I hope this is the aim >anyway, because the <h> and <section> method is a nicer paradigm IMHO.) >Anyhow, by giving <h> a level attribute, the <hX> elements could be >deprecated straight away, instead of waiting until the next revision of >XHTML. If you use <section> a 'level' attribute on <h> is redundant, the level is determined from context. I don't see why this attribute renders h1-h6 superfluous? >Another idea for an element I shall call <Title> (note: upper case T, >because obviously there is already a <title> element) Anyway, it could >be used to mark up the titles of books, software packages, films and songs. >Right now, <span> classes have to be used instead. Why do you consider this element to be necessary?
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