Re: unordered lists in HTML2.0

wmperry@oclc.org
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 22:30:57 EDT
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Subject: Re: unordered lists in HTML2.0
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Eduardo Gutentag writes:
> 
> >  From: pflynn@oclc.org (Peter Flynn)
> >  To: Multiple recipients of list <html-ig@oclc.org>
> >  Subject: Re: unordered lists in HTML2.0
> >  
> >  > Specifically, I'd like for the DTD to allow lists with no LI required.
> >  
> >  Correct me if I'm wrong, but do you mean you want bulletless and
> >  numberless list items? 
> 
> Exactly.
> >  This would be easier to implement if we
> >  used an attribute to LI which held the alternate bullet character,
> >  or null ("") if no bullet/number was required. 
> 
> Granted, but that could be left to HTML 3.0 - we're dealing with current
> practice and "standard behavior", and there is no such thing as alternate
> bullet character or listing set (roman, all caps, etc) today. Therefore,
> the only alternative is to eliminate the requirement of <LI> in lists.

  Wrong - the emacs-w3 browser implements most of those.  <OL ROMAN> does
roman numerals, <UL PLAIN> doesn't put bullet chars, etc.  I am pretty sure
that ViolaWWW also supports these extensions.  And both Viola and emacs
support the <ul hidden> tag.

-Bill P.