Posted by Ed Jay on 10/08/78 11:25

Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote:

>Ed Jay wrote:
>> Toby Inkster <usenet200508@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>dorayme wrote:
>>>
>>>> <h1><a id="something">This should appear</a></h1>
>>>
>>>Use:
>>><h1 id="something">This should appear</h1>
>>
>> Use <a name="foo"></a> at the location you want to link to on page
>> xxx.html. Then point to it using <a href="xxx.html#foo">.
>
>What's the advantage to doing that over naming the actual element you
>wish the link to take the user to?

Case of 'that's the way I've always done it.' No other good reason.

Ed Jay (remove M to respond)

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