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.