http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-css3-content-20030514/#counters
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Laskowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 4:02 PM Subject: Proposal for Numbered Headings > > Hello, I'm new to this list and apologize if this is the wrong place to make > the following proposal. I subscribed soley for the sake of making this > proposal, so if I'm at the wrong list, please let me know. > > PROPOSAL > > I'd like to see some facility in HTML for rendering numbered headings. As > such, I propose the "Nx" tag, where x is the heading level. Default > rendering would be in a numeric style, but other styles could be optional. > > Consider the following pseduo-code: > > /* start */ > > <html> > <head><title></title></head> > <body> > <n1>Report Title</n1> > <n2>Contents</n2> > <n3>Introduciton</n3> > <n4>In the Beginning...</n4> > <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...</p> > <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...</p> > <n4>Next Steps...</n4> > <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...</p> > <n3>Conclusion</n3> > <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...</p> > <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ...</p> > </body > </html> > > /* end */ > > This would pseduo-render as follows: > > /* start */ > > 1. Report Title > > 1.1 Contents > > 1.1.1 Introduction > > 1.1.1.1 In the Beginning... > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ... > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ... > > 1.1.1.2 Next Steps... > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ... > > 1.1.2 Conclusion > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ... > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer ... > > /* end */ > > Ideally, styles could be applied to Nx tags so headings could be different > colors, fonts, bold, etc. > > MY QUESTIONS: How do I find out if a proposal like this is already being > (has been) considered? If not, how do I find out if there is interest? If > so, how do I proceed with my proposal? And, since it is unlikely such a > proposal would be adopted and implemented in any popular browser any time > soon (in a human lifetime), might anyone have pointers to work-arounds for a > similary capability (numbered headings)? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > -- Clint Laskowski, President > -- Robotic Systems, Inc. > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >