How to start ordered list from 2 not 1?
with all browser compatibility including IE6 and html css should bevalid
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A:
this can be done directly via html with the start attribute
<ol start="2">
<li>item two</li>
<li>item three</li>
</ol>
it's not possible with only css, and it seems like IE doesn't support the start attribute …
knittl
2010-05-03 06:21:58
@knittl - I checked on IE 8 and FF 3.5 it's working, just checked in IE 7 it's working
metal-gear-solid
2010-05-03 06:25:27
You can also use `<li value="2">` for the first item, and all following items will continue from that number. The attribute is deprecated but I would still use it considering they haven't created any other alternative to it (how can you deprecate something without providing an alternative?).
animuson
2010-05-03 06:25:28
@knittl - but it's being validated `<ol start="2">`
metal-gear-solid
2010-05-03 06:52:04
@animuson - it also doesn't validate `<li value="2">`
metal-gear-solid
2010-05-03 06:56:10
@metal-gear-solid: if it works, where's the problem?
knittl
2010-05-03 07:05:50
@knittl - see my above comments
metal-gear-solid
2010-05-03 07:19:04
Use Transitional DOCTYPE, `start`/`value` will validate. There is still some controversy over whether they should have been deprecated. They are back in HTML5.
bobince
2010-05-03 07:25:07
A:
Have you looked at this:
EDIT: Strike that. Doesn't work in IE6. Sorry.
asgerhallas
2010-05-03 06:25:14
+2
A:
The easiest way I can see is to put the first LI in but hide it using css
adam
2010-05-03 13:51:33
@adam - +1 for nice idea. Although it's not semantically correct and against to accessibility
metal-gear-solid
2010-05-03 14:11:03
It is semantically correct and can be accessibility, depending on how you are going to use it.
adam
2010-05-03 15:06:33
Don't make it empty. There must be a first item in the list, even if you are starting at #2. Put that first item in, then hide it. Like I said, accessibility depends on how you'll use it in your context
adam
2010-05-04 09:46:10