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

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Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Babcock <pbabcock(at)bgsgroup.com>
To: <allred(at)its.state.ms.us>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>;
<owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: Use <br/ > instead of <br>


> What is the doctype for this type of markup?
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> allred(at)its.state.ms.us wrote:
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> >Sorry if this is a duplicate of a message I sent from another address.
> >
> >Adrian,
> >
> >The instruction is literal, but it is slightly different from what
appears
> >in your message. Use <br /> and be sure to include the space. This same
> >thing applies to all so-called "empty" elements, like <hr>, which would
> >become <hr />. Under XHTML and XML, this will not be allowed. The reason
> is
> >that, in order to create a "well formed" document, EVERY element will
have
> >to be terminated. Older versions of HTML have and do allow certain
> elements
> >to go unterminated, like <p>, <td>, and <li>, but these versions of HTML
> >have no requirement for "well-formedness." As a matter of fact, you will
> >generate errors in the user's browser for this oversight.
> >
> >For more see:
> >http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#diffs
> >
> >Regards,
> >----
> >John Allred
> >Information Technology Services
> >mailto:allred(at)its.state.ms.us
> >
> >"Words differently arranged have a different meaning,
> >and meanings differently arranged have different effects."
> >    -- Blaise Pascal
> >
> >
> >
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> >                    Adrian Harris
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> >                    <adrian(at)gn.apc.org        To:
> hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
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> >                    Sent by:                  Subject:     Use <br/ >
> instead of <br>
> >                    owner-hwg-techniqu
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> >                    es(at)hwg.org
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> >                    05/23/2000 03:37
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> >                    AM
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> >
> >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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> Phil Babcock
> Lead Web Designer
> BGS Group Inc.
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