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Re: Query on heading hierarchy

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From: KP
Date: Mar 26, 2018 12:57PM

I can definitely see a case for skipping where elements have similar weighting within a page (eg h4) under an h2 but some of thise sections don't require a subheading within an h2 section.

You are meeting consistency where similarly important things are weighted the same but not adding unnecessary guff just to neet an arbitrary ‘must not skip'

Kevin

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> On 27/03/2018, at 01:29, Osmo Saarikumpu < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>> On 22/03/2018 23:58, KP wrote:
>> True Bevi, I would assume 1.3.1 requires the visual formatting to be logical too. It should probably refer to logical rather than visual
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> I really hope that 1.3.1 just took for granted that the visual presentation matched the semantics under the hood. After all it speaks of information and relationships that are *implied* by visual or auditory formatting" (emphasis mine). The above "implied" meaning: "as a logical consequence" (due to default formatting styles of the semantically used elements).
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> I really can't see but two reasons for skipping heading levels:
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> 1) the author has made an unintentional mistake
> 2) the used header element reflects the author's idea about the element's default stylistic formatting rather than the semantics it conveys
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> And alas! I've certainly been guilty of the latter.
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> --
> Best wishes, Osmo
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