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Re: Heading levels

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From: Al Sparber
Date: Jun 25, 2006 4:50PM

From: "Patrick H. Lauke" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >

> Helen A wrote:
>
>> its because you have gone from <h3> back to <h2>. You can't
>> back-track up a level, so working down a page you can't have <h3>
>> on line N then on line Q put <h2>, it would have to be <h4> as 4
>> follows 3 numerically speaking.
>
> Just to clarify, that's wrong. The issue here is whether or not it's
> ok to skip a level going down (i.e. having an H1 followed by an H3,
> without any H2 in between). Going back up one level is perfectly
> valid and logical.

Just to clarify my original question, it was that the following
scenario should be acceptable and correct:

<h1>
<h2>
<h3>
<h2>
<h3>

No skipping on my part - just repeating where it makes sense to.

--
Al Sparber