RE: More than one h1 tag

TITLE is page-related meta data; it is not part of the page content. H1 is part of page content and clearly visible as such. When a JAWS user views the Heading List a clear relationship can be determined between H1 and other Hn elements. It does not provide means to determine the same connection between title and page headings. Kind regards Harry ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Original Message From: "Sonia" To: "'Harry Loots'" , , Sent: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:11:02 -0000 Subject: RE: More than one h1 tag > Wasn't Micheal's point that what you are deeming the role of the H1 > tag is actually the role of the Page Title? > > In relation to assistive technologies would this make sense? > > Thanks, > Sonia > > Sonia Rockett > SensoryStore > 5 Barnfield Crescent > Southernhay > Exeter > EX1 1QT > www.sensorystore.co.uk > Tel: 01392 495004 > Mob: 0796 816 3903 > > "Accessible Design for Websites and Print" > > Please consider the environment before printing this email - thank you > > Original Message > From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] > On Behalf Of Harry Loots Sent: 02 December 2009 09:17 To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > Subject: Re: More than one h1 tag > > Ironically, Michael, the point perhaps more clearly illustrates why there > should be 1 H1 per page. A website is made up of a collection of > webpages in the same way as a book is made up of chapters. The > webpage is the chapter - it takes on the parent title (H1), and > every other title (H2-H6) on this page > (chapter) should relate directly to the parent title (H1), otherwise > it should be better to split the page into multiple pages. > > Kind regards > Harry > > ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ > > Original Message > From: Michael Virant > To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > Sent: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:15:04 +1100 > Subject: Re: More than one h1 tag > > > My view is that the web page TITLE is being conflated with the web page's > > one or more H1 tags in this topic. Just as a book has one title it > > typically has several chapters. Hence a web page should have one > > title and as many H1 tags as is necessary to convey the same > > structure. Then within in chapter (section with heading H1) there > > may or may not be the need to order future sub headings (H2) all > > related to the H1 above it. > > > > The alternative - to have only one H1 followed by one or more H2, H3 > > is disorientating for all users as it is an artificial > > representation of the data. For example if the second section > > (under a H2) of a document bears no relation to the first section > > (with H1) then semantic markup forces the relationship of the second > > section to be a child of the first section when there is no such > elationship. > > > > Michael Virant > End of Original Message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.89/2539 - Release Date: 12/01/09 > 19:32:00 End of Original Message