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Re: Using a definition list for footnote/asterisked items

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From: Pete Fairhurst
Date: Nov 2, 2010 5:27AM

On 1 November 2010 14:30, Pete Fairhurst < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> <!-- start of example -->
>
> <p>A passage of text in the main body of the page content which may make
> one<a href="#footnote1" id="footnote1anchor">*</a> or perhaps two<a
> href="#footnote2" id="footnote2anchor">**</a> references to related
> information or clauses, using asterisks. More content would proceed after
> this, etc.</p>
> <!-- ... -->
>
> <!-- then, at the base of this main content, you'd have something like...
> -->
> <dl>
> <dt id="footnote1">*</dt>
> <dd>This is one example of a footnote, wrapped in a definition list and
> using asterisks for notation. <a href="#footnote1anchor">&uarr;</a></dd>
> <dt id="footnote2">**</dt>
> <dd>A second example of a footnote using asterisk notation. <a
> href="#footnote2anchor">&uarr;</a></dd>
> </dl>
>
> <!-- end of example -->
>

So am I right in saying it's not effective to markup footnotes in this way -
specifically, using a DL - to improve semantics and accessibility?

Would a more traditional unordered list, with the same sort of link
structure, be the best thing to stick with?

- Pete

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