On 23/11/05, Geoff Pack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree with Bert - use the start attribute and a transitional dtd. It's > cleaner, more concise, and captures exactly the semantics of what you are > doing. You don't need the div around the text info though. > > Of course you could always write out the first 39 empty list-items and hide > them :)
Agree with Bert and Geoff here. The dropping of 'start' attribute from strict DTD was, and is, a controversial W3C decision - one with which I disagree, personally. There are plenty of plausible and sensible scenarios for having an ordered list start with something other than 1... this NLA case being an excellent example. This is one case where I would regard (this particular aspect of) validation as being a hindrance rather than a help. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
