Re: [SUGGESTION] Amendment to a.a-a FAQ re: HTML

llizard (cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca) wrote:
: I have now finished my final (for now) draft of the "So you want to use
: ASCII-art in your website and aren't sure of the HTML coding?" page.

: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/asciionpage.htm#top

: I'd be curious to hear from some other experts as well as well, not only
: how it looks on various browsers but how it stands up as a tutorial.

You asked for it.. =) I'd suggest the following changes:

 [snip]
   You should replace all > (greaterthan), & (ampersand) and < (lessthan)
   with character entities.  
> with &gt;
& with &amp;
< with &lt;
 [snip]
<DIV ALIGN=CENTER><TABLE><TR><TD>
<PRE ALIGN=LEFT>
Your centered
   ASCII art
      goes here!
</PRE>
</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
 [snip]

The former shouldn't break anything and is easier to remember. The latter
might not be centered in some early Netscape(?) browsers, but it's IMHO
both safer and easier. (no need to worry about line lengths)

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