See, I'd say a table or a definition list. I think I'm one of the
very few people who actually supports the loss of the start=""
attribute.
An ordered list means there is an order, *not* that there is anything
particular assocated with that order. So, think about it in terms of
set theory, if you will. An unordered list is like a set: {1, 2, 3}
which is the same as {3, 1, 2}. An ordered list, like an ordered set
- (1,2,3) which is distinct from (3, 1, 2). But a definition list is
like a mapping:
{ (1, 1), (2, 5), (3, 6) } which, in set theory, is just a subset of
{1, 2, 3} x {1, 5, 6}.
Apologies to those amongst you who don't "do" set theory. It'd be
better with diagrams. But the point is that if you want a starting
attribute in an ordered list you're actually setting up an assocation
between the number and the content of the list item. So you need a
definition list. Because an ordered list is just a way of defining a
relationship between the parts of the ordered list, not between the
parts of the ordered list and something outside.
So, i'd go with <dl>. My two cents.
Regards,
mjec
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:53:32 -0000, Kornel Lesinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 23:19:02 +0000, Ian Fenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Had I been doing it with HTML Transitional or similar, I would have
> > displayed a second page of results as follows:
> >
> > <ol start="11"><li>First result</li>
> > <li>Second...</li>
> > ...
> > </ol>
>
> > Do you have any suggestions as to how I could achieve a similar effect
> > with XHTML Strict?
>
> I suggest to ignore specs and continue using start attribute,
> because -- as you see -- specs are wrong.
> Start belongs to content, and not (only) presentation.
>
> You may create your own DTD if you care about validation.
>
> --
> regards, Kornel LesiÅski
>
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