Re: No generalized empty element in HTML

Lars Eighner wrote:
>
>For example the name anchor is often kludged with  
>as is done many, many times in the HTML draft itself.

I'm afraid I don't understand.  I thought

<a name="foo"></a>

was fine and dandy?  What's the purpose of using

<a name="foo">&nbsp;</a>

instead?  (In fact, the former construction goes through the
"Kinder, Gentler" HTML Validator as HTML 4.0 just fine.)

Chuck

Received on Friday, 1 August 1997 11:07:35 UTC