Re: LI attributes

wmperry@spry.com
Wed, 21 Sep 94 11:14:00 EDT

Daniel W. Connolly writes:
> In message <9409200107.AA08601@sqrex.sq.com>, lee@sq.com writes:
> >
> >I just noticed that LI doesn't have any attributes.
> >
> >One of the frequently asked questions on netnews is where to get the little
> >coloured spheres people use at list bullets... and put in the attributes
> >to LI:
> >
> ><!ATTLIST LI
> > icon %URL; #IMPLIED -- image for use in place of bullet --
> > label CDATA #IMPLIED -- when you can't show the icon image --
> >>
> >
> >This seems to be widely used & currently supported, were the attributes left
> >off by mistake?
>
> Could you give some details/evidence about this support? Are you
> sure folks aren't doing something like:
>
> <dl>
> <dt><img src="dot.gif">
> <dd>item
> ...
> </dl>

This is generally what people are doing. The only browser I know of that
supports <li src="xxx"> is emacs-w3 (and perhaps violaWWW, haven't checked
in a while).

-Bill P.