Posted by Andy Dingley on 01/08/07 11:39

Toby Inkster wrote:

> Andy Dingley wrote:
>
> > Not even then. An empty tag isn't a closing tag.
>
> <br/> isn't a closing tag. </br> is though.

Of course, but it was your post that mentioned </br> !

> A conforming XHTML parser not only *should* accept <br></br>, but *must*.

That's still a little vague. An "XHTML in XML" parser must accept it,
but what about an "XHTML under Appendix C" parser? And the main point
still stands, although acceptance of <br></br> in XHTML is good
(whether this is actually strongly required or mandatory) _generating_
<br></br> is never a requirement.

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