> -----Original Message----- > From: Mordechai Peller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 6 December 2004 11:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WSG] Semantic Breadcrumbs > > A sentence isn't a collection of related item because each word is > dependent on the rest of the sentence to give it meaning. In a list, > while the list itself may impart context, each item otherwise stands on > it's own. Adding or removing items from a list doesn't change the > meaning of the list, nor its members. Adding or removing words from a > sentence changes the meaning of the sentence to such an extent that it > may make the sentence meaningless. As with words of a sentence, to a > slightly lesser extent, so could be said about sentences of a paragraph. > > Also, while the order of an ordered list imparts meaning to the list, > little or no meaning is imparted to its item. Change the order of the > words of a sentence, not only can the sentence take on new meaning, so > can its words.
Mordechai, according to your explanation a breadcrumb is not a list, as you cannot simply take any of the items out of a breadcrumb. Each item in a breadcrumb is closely related to the preceeding item. If you take one item out, the rest of the breadcrumb loses its meaning. For example: Home | News | Summary Here we are talking about a summary page in the news section. Easy to understand. Now let's take out the "News" breadcrumb: Home | Summary Suddenly your entire breadcrumb doesn't make sense anymore! I agree that a breadcrumb is not a sentence, but I do not think it is a normal two-dimensional list either, if you want to be absolutely correct. Here's a thought to chew on: what about making it a relational list? <ul> <li>Home <ul> <li>News <ul> <li>Summary</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Wohooo! Now we are going mad! ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
