I can't see any problems with your second example in theory - but it's an impossible question to answer without content. Remember that (X)HTML elements are supposed to "describe" or "explain" (for want of better words) the content that they are marking up.
So there aren't any rules as to how header tags should "nest" or "be ordered", for it depends completely on how you've laid out your content. My 2 bob's worth, anyway! ;-) On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:11:57 -0000, Jamie Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > I'm sure this has been asked time and time again and is probably a daft > question, but which is the proper way to use header tags? Thanks in advance > for your patience and help! > > Jamie > > Is it... > ===================== > 1) All headers must be used in order only, so most important headers go at > the top then grade downwards with less important headers always being lower > down > > ===================== > <h1></h1> > <h2></h2> > <h2></h2> > <h3></h3> > <h4></h4> > <h4></h4> > ..etc > ===================== > > > Or > > > ===================== > 2) With the exception of h1 used once, can you set the headers out loosely > in the same tree structure lists are set out in? So h3 would only be used > "as a child" (but not nested within) of an h2, h4 as a child of h3 etc? Then > reading downwards through the headers, you're allowed to move backwards say > from an h3, back to an h2? I'm not sure how to explain my question, but > basically I think, can you define tree structures with headers? or do they > have to be used in an ordered numerical hierarchy? > > ===================== > <h1></h1> > <h2></h2> > <h3></h3> > <h3></h3> > <h2></h2> > <h3></h3> > <h3></h3> > <h4></h4> > <h4></h4> > <h2></h2> -- Jason Foss http://www.almost-anything.com.au http://www.waterfallweb.net Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
