- From: Chris Goldie <chris@splashmedia.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 11:50:40 +1300
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I agree, there is nothing worse than kludging HTML to suit a browser that dosn't meet the spec. "T. V. Raman" wrote: > 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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