On Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:03:58 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Hello All;
> I have found that Arachne has a problem with these HTML entities and there
> are probably a lot more: >,<,",\,'.
> In order to recognize the entity, Arachne must see a space after it.
> She will eat that space when displaying the character, but other browsers
> won't.
> To display (in PRE formatted text mode) the following: "%X"=="" goto end.
> Arachne must see: " %X" ==" " goto end.
> Netscape will display: " %X" ==" " goto end.
> Extra spaces ^ ^ ^ ^ are undesired.
Here's one to ponder.
Is there no html tag which will "preserve" everything *exactly* as-is???
ex.
<fully-preserve>
John asked Jane, "Good morning Jane. What html tag can be used to
"fully-preserve" everything within it's boundaries"?
(including "<" and ">" symbols)?
Jane replied: "To my knowledge, no such html tag exists".
</fully-preserve>
If I understand correctly. This is how the html code would need to be
done so that all of the above will display properly...
<pre>
John asked Jane, " Good morning Jane. What html tag can be used to
" fully-preserve " everything within it's boundaries "?
(including "<" and ">" symbols)?
Jane replied: "To my knowledge, no such html tag exists ".
</pre>
Yep, that's how it needs to be.
To see what we're talking about.
Clip and save the following section and view it in Arachne.
---full-pre.htm---
<html>
<title>
Wouldn't it be nice if *everything* could be preserved???
</title>
<hr>
<font color="blue">
First, here's the imaginary</font><font color="red">
FULLY-PRESERVE </font><font color="blue">tag.</font><br><br>
<fully-preserve>
John asked Jane, "Good morning Jane. What html tag can be used to
"fully-preserve" everything within it's boundaries"?
(including "<" and ">" symbols)?
Jane replied: "To my knowledge, no such html tag exists".
</fully-preserve>
<hr>
<font color="blue">
Next, the real</font><font color="red">
PRE</font><font color="blue"> tag.</font>
<pre>
John asked Jane, "Good morning Jane. What html tag can be used to
"fully-preserve" everything within it's boundaries"?
(including "<" and ">" symbols)?
Jane replied: "To my knowledge, no such html tag exists".
</pre>
<hr>
<font color="blue">
And last, the way it needs to be coded so that everything works.
</font>
<pre>
John asked Jane, "Good morning Jane. What html tag can be used to
"fully-preserve" everything within it's boundaries"?
(including "<" and ">" symbols)?
Jane replied: "To my knowledge, no such html tag exists ".
</pre>
<hr>
</html>
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Now, wouldn't it be great if that "<fully-preserve>" tag was real.
And not just a figment of my imagination??? ;-)
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