On Thursday, September 23, 2010, 8:10:48 PM, Eric A. Meyer wrote:
> Given that, however, you might be able to get away with a markup
> structure like this:
> <li><span class="num">2.1.1.2</span> It shall be construed a crime
> against humanity to recover an ancient musical instrument from a
> secluded cave and subsequently play it in front of others.</li>
> ...and then float or position the classed 'span' next to the list
> item. I'd probably try positioning first, actually. Something along
> these lines:
> ol.legal li {position: relative; padding-left: 7em;}
> ol.legal li span.num {position: absolute; top: 0; left: -7em;}
> The numbers there are just wild guesses, so adjust to taste; and I
> imagine there would be a bit more needed to fine-tune the placement
> and appearance of the numbers. But I think that basic approach
> should work for what you're trying to do.
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Thanks for that (and to Dave also). FWIW, I tried taking a look at
what Wikipedia have done with the table of contents on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28lists%29 as
I assumed the numbering was done using CSS. However, I now see that
they've pretty much done as you suggested. I'll have to roll up my
sleeves tomorrow and get stuck in!
Thanks again,
--
Geoff
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