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RE: spacing -   versus clear images

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Mar 7, 2006 9:30AM

> the browser wars and, AFAIK it is no longer supported by
> *any* user agent, resting in its well-deserved grave much
> like its buddies <blink> and <layer>.

Sounds like Ava may have found that support is not nonexistant. Might be
worth finding out what she found.

> Authoring standards-compliant markup should be the first step
> toward accessibility (which is the purpose of this list). But

It is a helpful, but not necessary, requirement in the development of an
accessible web site.

> regardless of your opinions on validity, the fact remains
> that a method exists which is better and more accessible than
> anything discussed thus far. Instead of &nbsp;, spacer
> images, or proprietary markup, why not a little CSS margin or
> padding? All modern user agents support it, it is accessible,
> and much easier to maintain.

I have no problem with that technique or valid code in general. My
problem is with the categorical dismissal of any suggestion that doesn't
validate. If a technique works in browsers and works for the users, and
the site is monitored and updated as user-agent support changes over
time, is it a horrible thing if it doesn't validate today?

AWK