Re: Use <br/ > instead of <br>

Actually it should be <br />

Note the space is BEFORE the forward slash!

Although <br></br> is legal XML, most downline HTML browsers will choke on
it, however they handle the above version quite well.

Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Harris <adrian(at)gn.apc.org>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 4:37 AM
Subject: Use <br/ > instead of <br>


> Hi,
> the information in the latest Newsletter on making HTML code XML
compatible
> is excellent, but I have one query:
> It says:
>
> Use <br/ > instead of <br>
>
> Does this mean exactly what is says? Or is it shorthand to mean:
> Use <br> </br> instead of <br>?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Adrian Harris.
>
> http://www.gn.apc.org/design

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