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Subject: Re: More html issues
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From: wmperry@aventail.com (William M. Perry)
Date: 07 May 1997 08:22:29 -0700
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Derrell Lipman <derrell@vis-av.com> writes:

> >>>>> "  William" == William M Perry <wmperry@aventail.com> writes:
> >> <font color="#ffff00"></font>
> >> 
> >> which is not, of course, what I want since then the font change
> >> doesn't affect anything.
> 
>   William>   This is due to the fact the <p> is not allowed in <font>.
>   William> PSGML is doing the right thing.
> 
> Oops.  VERY careful reading of the 3.2 spec reveals that <font> is a
> TEXT-level attribute, and not a BLOCK-level attribute, and, although I
> disagree strongly with that decision, I see that <p> is not allowed
> within <font>.  (Why in the world did they do it that way?????)

  Because <font> is just plain evil. :)

-Bill P.

