Posted by Jim Scott on 10/09/06 14:19

"Andy Dingley" <dingbat@codesmiths.com> wrote in news:1160399014.713784.222520
@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> Jim Scott wrote:
>
>> Is it a debateable point or 'whatever suits' as to whether test is
>> presented using <p> or <br> tags?
>
> Neither - it's very clear.
>
> <p>Marks the boundaries of a paragraph. <br> is an inline element that
> marks a line break, where it occurs _within_ some piece of text. That's
> really all there is to it - it's pretty clearly stated, if only you
> follow the HTML spec through in detail.
>
> <br><br> is always wrong. You've broken the line once, how do you break
> it a second time?
>
> If you want a debate, then it's less clear-cut when you should use <p>
> and <div>. Obviously <p> is used for paragraphs and <div> should be
> used for "chunks fo text that aren't a grammatical paragraph", but this
> is a viable grammar question about similar HTML constructs when <p> vs.
> <br> is really comparing chalk and cheese.
>
Not quite.
On my site, which is almost all pictures with text, using <br> avoids a space
appearing between the text and the picture or is that because I use </p>?
--
Jim
Tyneside UK
http://www.jimscott.co.uk

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