Re: The <PLAINTEXT> HTML tag: Good for ASCIIArt?

fpr...@yahoo.com wrote:
: i like to use the <pre> tag, there is also the <code> tag, both from
: html 1 so everything should accept them.
: samples of both: (from your site, natch)

: <pre>
 [schnip]
: </pre>

This one should be just fine.

: <code>
 [schnap]
: </code>

Bzzt, wrong! I might have to dig out my HTML lecture again and post
it, but meanwhile here is how a browser would render that. Yes, it
will most likely be in a monospaced font, but all the whitespace will
still be collapsed:

CODE: ___ |---| |_|_| | | | | | | | | | | |___| /_____\ |11:10| |_____|
|.....| |.....| \ ___ / | | | | | | | . | | . | | . | mga | . | | . |
| . | | . | | . | | | \ /

Besides, if that's what you really want, the correct tag would be <TT>.
<CODE> is a semantic tag for marking up program code, and nothing else.

Repeat after me: *The* *tag* *for* *ascii* *art* *is* *<PRE>!*

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