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HTML supports several elements for making lists.
They can be divided into two types: glossary lists,
and regular lists. Glossary Lists are denoted by
the element <DL>
, while regular lists are denoted
by the elements <UL>
, <OL>
,
<MENU>
and
<DIR>
. Lists can be nested. Thus you can have
a regular list within a regular list, a regular list
within a glossary list, and so on. Some examples are
shown below.
This document describes glossary lists. The following document ([Next] from the menu at the top of the page) explains the formatting of regular lists.
This list type, also known as a definition list, is used to present a list of items along with descriptive paragraphs. This can be used for glossaries, but is also useful for presenting a named list of items and their meanings. The items within the list are introduced by the two elements:
<DT>
-- The `Term' (a single line)<DD>
-- The `Definition' (may be multiple lines)DL can take a single attribute, COMPACT, to signify that the list is small (or large) and should be rendered in a physically compact way. This attribute is ignored by several browsers.
Here is an example from the Paragraphs section of this manual (with a small addition to show a nested regular list:)
<dl> <dt> Things to Avoid: </dt> <dd> You should NOT use elements that define paragraph formatting within the PRE element. This means you should not use <code> <P>, <ADDRESS>, <Hn> </code>and so on. You should avoid the use of tab characters -- use single blank characters to space text apart. </dd> <dt> Things That are OK: </dt> <dd>You <em> can </em> use Anchor. A typed carriage return will cause a new line in the presented text. People you should never let format lists include: <ul> <li> Bozo the Clown </li> <li> Uncle Fester </li> <li> Knights who say nii </li> </ul> Which would be downright silly in the first place. </dd> </dl>
This is rendered as:
<P>, <ADDRESS>, <Hn>
and so on. You
should avoid the use of tab characters -- use single blank
characters to space text apart. Look at Section 4.7.2 for information on regular lists.
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