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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Oct 19, 2004 7:22AM

I have always felt that documents must be structured like a tree with
branches: if the trunk is h1, then the branches off the trunk are h2, etc.
You cannot skip from the trunk to a distant branch (h5) without passing
through h2, h3, and h4 branches. As Jukka wrote, if h4 is too large, use
styles to resize it or de-emphasize it.

HTH,

Jules

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Julian Rickards
A/Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publication Services Section,
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines,
Vox: 705-670-5608 / Fax: 705-670-5960


-----Original Message-----
From: martin

A strict reading of WAI guidelines is that heading styles must be used in
strict sequence ie. H1, H2, H3, H4, H5.
However, not all pages lend themselves to this; on some pages it is
appropriate to move, for example from H1 to H2 to H4.