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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 5 Aug 1996.

                            
    
    
Re: Ascii-art in HTML
    
                        


                                            

                

            

        


    

        

            

                

                    
Re: Ascii-art in HTML

                    

                        From Sparks Computer Solutions <Spa...@sparkscs.demon.co.uk>
                        · alt.ascii-art
                        · 5 Aug 1996 00:00                                                    · View full thread
                                            

                

            

        


        

            

                

                    

                        
<snip> 
>> and now use:
>> <xmp> and </xmp> instead of <pre> and </pre>
>> So I would use <xmp> instead.
>
>'Scuse me? I've never heard of <xmp>. Just what's it's intended purpose?
>
>Thanx.
>
The <XMP> tag is defined as a 'text example'. It is different from <PRE>
in that it does not recognise internal HTML style elements.
It isn't well supported and is being phased out; probably not a good
idea to use it.

-Jasper
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