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From: Sandy
Date: Wed, May 01 2013 9:36AM
Subject: roles and headings (was headers)
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> Don't confuse headers with headings!

Bevi, thanks! I meant headings - as in <h1>.

Sandy

> I would like to know any best practices for using roles instead of headers.
> Here is an approach that makes sense to me, and I would like to know if it
> makes sense to the experts on this list.
> Thanks in advance.
> home page works like this:
> <div id="banner" role="banner">
> <h1>Name of the company</h1>
> <h2>company tag line</h2>
> </div>
> content page works like this:
> <div id="banner" role="banner">
> Name of the company
> company tag line
> </div>
> <h1>Page title</h1>

From: Sandy
Date: Wed, May 01 2013 9:52AM
Subject: Re: roles and headings
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> "<h1> in the banner, once you are off the home page, is unnecessary
> clutter, and should be reserved for the
> page title." is the correct thinking.

Steve, I *thought* so, but it's very nice to hear it from someone else.

thanks!
Sandy