[thelist] Ordered lists WITHOUT fullstop after number?

Will willthemoor at gmail.com
Thu Aug 20 11:36:48 CDT 2009


I'd keep it an OL, then use JS to list-style-type: none them as well
as insert the spans with the new numbers. If the user doesn't have js,
they get dots but it still makes sense and you're not mucking with the
document source.

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Symeon Charalabides<symeon at systasis.com> wrote:
>>  Arguably it's anal to care more about the semantic value of a list than about how a client wants a page to look?
>> I'm just sayin' :-)
>
> Touché, Jason. Touché.
>
> Personally, I do find it much more important that a dot that will never net or lose you a single pageview. In contrast, a simple list item instead of a paragraph with a SPAN inside it means marginally higher text/markup ration which *could* marginally impact your SR placement, which *may* someday net you an extra visitor.
>
> This is a negligible difference obviously and should come down to other factors, like the context of the website. But all things being equal... I'm just saying too ;-)
>
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