Whole Numbers for Guidelines

Hello,
Congratulations on your Last Call.
One comment that you may have received from others: If the
principles [1] were maintained outside the guidelines [2], then
the guidelines might be easier to find and comprehend. The
guidelines would then have thirteen whole numbers.
Maybe [1] could say which guidelines developed from which
principle. Below is just a text outline. I wonder if the spec
adheres to its subject -- the guidelines -- if implementers may
find the guidelines easier to follow over time.
Hope this helps.
For [1]:
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 * Principle 1: Content must be perceivable (Guidelines 1-4).
 * Principle 2: Interface components in the content must be
 operable (Guidelines 5-9).
 * Principle 3: Content and controls must be understandable
 (Guidelines 10-11).
 * Principle 4: Content should be robust enough to work with
 current and future user agents (including
 assistive technologies) (Guidelines 12-13).
For [2]:
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 * Guideline 1: Provide text alternatives for all non-text content.
 * Guideline 2: Provide synchronized alternatives for multimedia.
 * Guideline 3: Ensure that information and structure can be
 separated from presentation.
 * Guideline 4: Make it easy to distinguish foreground information
 from its background.
 * Guideline 5: Make all functionality operable via a keyboard
 interface.
 * Guideline 6: Allow users to control time limits on their reading
 or interaction.
 * Guideline 7: Allow users to avoid content that could cause
 seizures due to photosensitivity.
 * Guideline 8: Provide mechanisms to help users find content, orient
 themselves within it, and navigate through it.
 * Guideline 9: Help users avoid mistakes and make it easy to correct
 mistakes that do occur.
 * Guideline 10: Make text content readable and understandable.
 * Guideline 11: Make the placement and functionality of content
 predictable.
 * Guideline 12: Support compatibility with current and future user
 agents (including assistive technologies).
 * Guideline 13: Ensure that content is accessible or provide an
 accessible alternative.
[1]
http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-20060427/intro.html#overview-design-principles
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-WCAG20-20060427/guidelines.html
Best wishes for your project.
-- 
Susan Lesch http://www.w3.org/People/Lesch/
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