[thelist] Headers within ordered list in xhtml?
Stephen Rider
evolt_org at striderweb.com
Mon Feb 28 15:21:13 CST 2005
On Feb 28, 2005, at 8:42 AM, Bruce Lawson wrote:
> I've a (very) large ordered list of rules. It's split into sections,
> each with a
> "header"/ subtitle to allow the reader easily to scan to find the rules
> that she wants to read.
...
> The trouble is, the validator tells me that an <hx> tag is illegal
> inside an <ol>.
> I don't want to split the list, as the numbering will be disrupted (and
> I don't want to use the deprecated <li start="34"> attribute after the
> <h3>.
According to this: <http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/lists.html>
you can use the "value" attribute to continue a numbering sequence.
This appears to be valid in xhtml.
So:
<ol>
<li>blah</li>
<li>2nd blah</li>
</ol>
<h3>Rules on crocodiles in dormitories:</h3>
<ol>
<li value="3">No crocodiles allowed</li>
<li>Nor alligators</li>
<ol>
<h3>Rules on cobras in dormitories:</h3>
<ol>
<li value="5"> ... </li>
</ol>
OR use nested lists.
Steve
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