[html4all] Numbered headings (was HTMLWG)

Mon Nov 26 07:05:18 PST 2007

Hi Anne,

1. Using a numbered heading to represent a generic heading is going to be very confusing for users.

2. Redefining the semantic meaning of h1 is not backwards compatible.

3. This would cause problems for authoring tool vendors because the same element can be used in different contexts.

4. And more precisely, the X/HTML 5 spec does not in fact treat section/h1 as equivalent to the XHTML 2 section/h construct as illustrated by this example from X/HTML 5:

<body>
 <h1>Apples</h1>
 <p>Apples are fruit.</p>
 <section>
  <h2>Taste</h2>
  <p>They taste lovely.</p>
  <section>
   <h3>Sweet</h3>
   <p>Red apples are sweeter than green ones.</p>
  </section>
 </section>
 <section>
  <h2>Color</h2>
  <p>Apples come in various colors.</p>
 </section>
</body>

We therefore request that X/HTML 5 adopt the section/h construct from XHTML 2.

Regards,
-Vlad
http://xhtml.com

-------- Original Message --------
From: Anne van Kesteren
Date: 2007-11-26 9:38 AM
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:35:03 +0100, Vlad Alexander  
> <vlad.alexander at xstandard.com> wrote:
>> I wonder what the response of the HTML-WG members would be?
> 
> That this is already part of HTML 5 for a very long time? (Though h is  
> called h1 for compatibility reasons.)
> 
> 