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In the following example, we see a UL element used to
depict a brief links list. This would typically be used to give a list
of contents at the top of a page.
In case the above renders as a list instead of a line, or in case the above has bullets, here is what should have been shown:
Using a list element, instead of a paragraph element (as was used in the second instance to simulate the effect), means that styling is much more dynamic. Furthermore, a paragraph doesn't actually describe the structure of the links: they are, after all, a list, and not a paragraph.
In the following example, we see five paragraphs. They should be numbered.
The above probably renders as five simple paragraphs, but here is what should happen:
An example of where this would be very useful is the main index page of this set of documents: the headers are numbered, but the numbering had to be added manually! If only this property was supported properly, then authors would not need to do this.
The display property is a powerful feature -- indeed,
with XML, it will be the only way of telling the browser how to render
the document at its most basic level. While the support shown so far
is a good effort, it is still not complete.