There's also the idea that legal documents are often split into sections
which continue numbering but are infact separate documents (addendums,
etc...) .
At the moment, legal docs can't be semantically marked-up (at least in OZ)
because:
1. any electonic version of a legal document MUST replicate the numbering
and ordering EXACTLY.
2. current HTML/XHTML list mark-up/styling is not flexible enough to
accomplish this.
The 'start' attribute and the 'value' attribute in <li>s would be amazingly
helpful for this.
Of course, the obvious solution is to teach bl**dy lawyers how to
meaningfully put together a document but they can't even write in plain
English let alone manage something as complex as nested lists!
;oP
On a more serious note, if someone can put together a MicroFormat that
solves this problem, they'll go down in the Web Geek Hall of Fame or
something. (if you do manage it though, please let me know!)
R
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