- From: T. V. Raman <raman@Adobe.COM>
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:08:47 -0800 (PST)
- To: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>
- Cc: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
asking content providers to put a line break in the content of every cell simply because lynx doesn't implement tables is a short-sighted hack-- let's not put such kluges in the guidelines. >>>>> "David" == David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net> writes: David> this is forwarded from someone who asked me to David> look into it. Mary Otten wrote: <snipped> >> Mary Otten mary`@smart.net >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- David> <snipped> 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. David> -- Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet David> ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman David> http://poehlman.clark.net email: David> poehlman@clark.net voice 301-949-7599 Dynamic David> Solutions Inc. Best of Service for your small David> business network needs http://www.dnsolutions.com -- Best Regards, --raman Adobe Systems Tel: 1 408 536 3945 (W14-128) Advanced Technology Group Fax: 1 408 537 4042 W14-128 345 Park Avenue Email: raman@adobe.com San Jose , CA 95110 -2704 Email: raman@cs.cornell.edu http://labrador.corp.adobe.com/~raman/ (Adobe Intranet) http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/raman.html (Cornell) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are my own and in no way should be taken as representative of my employer, Adobe Systems Inc. ____________________________________________________________
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