David Balch wrote:
Unfortunately, this is not valid XHTML as <p> isn't allowed inside <ol>.
<p> as a child of <ol> is not valid, however, <p> as a child of <li> is perfectly valid.
For a moment I thought there was an easy solution when I was looking for a difficult one ;-)
I've used the following on several occasions without issue or a guilty conscience:
http://www.iqmax.com/downloads/mike/css-examples/list-item-notes/
Conceptually one doesn't find paragraphs in lists - only list-items. One could argue that something that isn't a list-item within a list should be treated as if it weren't in the list, regards formatting at least.
In contrast, one argument in favor of block-level content within list items may be that just because something is a list item doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't warrant further elaboration or structure. A complex set of step-by-step instructions, for example, may require more than a few words wrapped in <li> to properly convey meaning. I believe this is the reason the spec allows for block level content within list items.
If the content in question isn't an integral part of a list item, then it should be placed outside the list; perhaps before as an introduction or after as a footnote.
At the end of the day, I don't think you will be committing semantic hara-kiri by using this method to structure your list.
Best regards, Michael Wilson ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
