<br> in tables?

this is forwarded from someone who asked me to look into it.


Mary Otten wrote:
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> Mary Otten
> mary`@smart.net
> 
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Netscape and
> Internet Explorer ignore the <br> within a table cell.  On the other
> hand, the <br> will cause lynx to put each element of a table
> on a separate line, thus not rendering the table as a table at all.
> Guideline: The contents of each cell in a table shall be followed by a
> line break ("BR") tag.
> 
> Explanation: Some browsers do not support tables.  In this case, the
> browser renders the
> information from each cell sequentially, running the information from
> one cell to the next
> without a break.  Without any formatting tags, the information ends up
> looking like one
> long paragraph.   Placing a line break after the content of each cell
> ensures that the
> contents of a table are displayed in a readable format.  Line breaks are
> recommended over
> paragraph breaks because a paragraph break may throw off the spacing of
> the table.
> 
> Recommended Fix: Place a "BR" tag right before each "/TD" tag in all
> tables.

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Received on Saturday, 6 February 1999 12:42:14 UTC