I had to read it several times to get it as well. "...regardless of what implied sections other headings may have created."
That is the part that answers the questions I believe. Yes, any element that starts an explicit section is *not* a subsection of nearest implicit sections. Also, any element that create an explicit section, ends any implicit sections on it's same level. Thanks, Wes On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Elizabeth Castro <[email protected]> wrote: > In 4.4.11, it says > > Sectioning content elements are always considered subsections of their > nearest ancestor element of sectioning content, regardless of what implied > sections other headings may have created. > > Does that line mean that a section element is *not* a subsection of the > nearest implied section? > So, if there is no other explicit sectioning content, as in the example > given, then what would the section element be a subsection of? > I don't get why Thud ends up on an equal level as Quux and Bar. It seems > like as a section under h2 it should be a subsection of that Quux h2, just > as the implied Bar section is a subsection of the implied Foo section. > thanks, > Liz > >
