object and anchor

using the attached html file,

Safari, Mozilla, and Opera all ignore the fact the <object> is within  
the anchor.
ie cursor does not change, status bar is not updated and clicking  
does not result in change of address.

please can someone explain this behaviour?

regards

  	
Jonathan Chetwynd

j.chetwynd@btinternet.com
http://www.peepo.com/

020 7978 1764



<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:svg="http:// 
www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<body>
   <a href="http://www.peepo.com">
   <svg:svg style="position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:45px;  
height:50px; border:1px red solid;">
   </svg:svg>
   <svg:svg style="position:absolute; top:60; left:0; width:25px;  
height:25px; border:10px red solid;">
   </svg:svg>
<object type="image/svg+xml" data="http://www.peepo.com/svg/ 
chair.svg" width="450" height="450"><img src="http://www.peepo.com/ 
img/music.gif" alt="" /></object><br />chair<br />
try to click these links</a>
</body>
</html>

Received on Thursday, 21 February 2008 10:11:36 UTC