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RE: spacing -   versus clear images

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Mar 7, 2006 8:30AM

> Ava Hristova wrote:
> > How about using the <spacer> tag? It is better than &nbsp;
> and img and
> > has no impact on readers.
>
> Patrick Lauke wrote:
> I prefer the <chicken> tag myself...as it's just as invalid
> as <spacer> (unless I'm missing it in the official HTML 4
> element index
> <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/index/elements.html>;)

Patrick,
<spacer> does at least have some history in browser support, and what's
more important, Ava has clearly done some testing on it. If you doubt
her testing, ask her about it or do your own testing. Sneering down at
her for not using valid code just makes this list a hostile place that
makes developers like Ava less likely to engage. Is your own site valid
and free of elements and attributes that aren't in the official
recommendation?

AWK