On 3 April 2010 22:26, Gene Falck <gfa...@merr.com> wrote: > Hi T. R., > > You wrote: > >> Apparently, <blockquote></blockquote> cannot be used alone. It >> produces 'character data is not allowed here'. What does it need? > > I think I've seen this before and put my text inside a "p" block > inside the "blockquote" to solve the problem.
I tried this, but apparently some of the css for the <p> block was royally fouling up the blockquotes. But Paul's answer that it could be done with a <div> was perfect. Added a <div> for each blockquote and -- voila! -- validation without messing up the layout. >> Also, can the <blockquote> tag have a class assigned to it? > > Once you've got a correct (no error / complaint from your > favorite checker) give it a try and let us know how it works > out--I've only used one style of "blockquote" at a time and > so I usually just style the "blockquote" directly. It can. Usually, a blockquote will be following by a new paragraph, but sometimes the paragraph continues so I wanted to close up the space between the last paragraph (blockquote and div) of the block and the following <p>. Using an adjacent sibling selector solved that nicely. Thanks for all the information. -- T. R. Valentine Your friends will argue with you. Your enemies don't care. 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.' -- Erasmus ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
