|--==> "APA" == Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: SY> +<h3>Build</h3> APA> I assume you know that you should not skip heading levels just APA> because it looks prettier. APA> See the first example in APA> http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/DeviceIndependent.html If it is so wrong why doesn't PSGML complain? Why doesn't the online validator at w3.org complain? They don't complain because the practice isn't wrong. It isn't wrong because the primary purpose of using <h#> tags is to make the page look pretty. You show me a browser that chokes on my release announcement pages and I'll show you a browser that is so badly broken the authors of said browser should be drawn and quartered. -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 10D5C9C5>---| | XEmacs - The only _______ you'll ever need. | | Fill in the blank, yes, it's THAT good! | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|

SY> |--==> "APA" == Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: >> SY> +<h3>Build</h3> APA> I assume you know that you should not skip heading levels just APA> because it looks prettier. APA> See the first example in APA> http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/DeviceIndependent.html SY> If it is so wrong why doesn't PSGML complain? Why doesn't the SY> online validator at w3.org complain? They don't complain SY> because the practice isn't wrong. It isn't wrong because the They don't complain because this is not engrained in the DTD. SY> primary purpose of using <h#> tags is to make the page look SY> pretty. I'm baffled every time I read the last sentence. I don't think HTML was invented to look pretty :-) Microsoft OTOH is very good at looking pretty (except for IE 3.0) but doesn't go much further in many areas. HTML is a standard to structure documentation logically (physical markup like bold, italic, tty is possible, but discouraged!) so it is accessible via any conforming HTML viewer. It's all about "device independance"! Do you not agree that "best viewed with any browser" is the right philosophy (as opposed to: looks pretty on the author's computer with a 12.5pt font and a screen resolution of 1280x1024, under MyBrowser)? In how many browsers have to tested that your release announcements heading style of <h1>, followed by <h3> is preferrable over the recommended <h1>, followed by <h2>. Are you trying to save screenspace? SY> You show me a browser that chokes on my release announcement pages and SY> I'll show you a browser that is so badly broken the authors of said SY> browser should be drawn and quartered. Many browsers grok MSHTML, but should we standardize on it at http://www.xemacs.org :-) SY> -- SY> |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 10D5C9C5>---| SY> | XEmacs - The only _______ you'll ever need. | SY> | Fill in the blank, yes, it's THAT good! | SY> |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---| -- Adrian Aichner mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org http://www.xemacs.org/