Chris Kennon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Can someone explain why this incredibly useful attribute:
<ol>
<li value=40></li>
is deprecated, or is it?
It is depreciated ( http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/lists.html) although
it is not obselete therefore will still be supported for backward
compatibility.
One possible reason could be that it completely destroys the semantics of an
ordered list by allowing it to be broken up.
I'm curious about the function of the list - does the numbering describe the
images to make them meaningful in some way? An ordered list spread over
multiple URIs strikes me as wrong as the list portion referenced by an
individual URI may have less meaning when dislocated from other portions of
the list. Something like spreading a library index over different
rooms[files] in the building[domain]. Is there a reason apart from file size
/ download time that this list should be spread over multiple pages? I
assume the archive is huge but if its just a contents list page then
wouldn't it be hypertext with anchors for blocks and meaningful URIs for
each image? I assume the library has some kind of tagging system or category
system to classify images so access to groups of images themselves is
achieved through that?
Jon Tan
www.gr0w.com
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