[thelist] <ol> just for lists where order in important

Geoffrey Sneddon foolistbar at googlemail.com
Tue Feb 14 04:50:43 CST 2006


On 14 Feb 2006, at 00:49, kasimir-k wrote:

> In a list items always appear in some order - the question is wheather
> this particular order is emphasized or not. Both a recipe and an
> alphabetical member list can be represented as <ol> or <ul> - the list
> does its job perfectly with both. Even a list in random order could be
> presented as <ol> if the randomness of the order should be  
> emphasized ;-)


I think I'll continue to do what I currently do:

Use <ul> where there is order, but the list makes as much sense if  
you change the order and,

Use <ol> where there is order, but the list makes no sense if you  
change the order.


- Geoffrey Sneddon






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