My guess is that <br> might be inline and that <hr> might be block. But I don't really have a clue...
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4Hm, didn't understand that last part...
Svish
2009-09-02 18:12:11
The support for <br style="clear:left;" /> is removed. It is intended to break, and nothing else :)
Jonathan Sampson
2009-09-02 18:13:43
Aha. So should put that clear on something else then?
Svish
2009-09-02 18:37:34
No, don't use a clear. It defeats the purpose of using the <br/> :)
Jonathan Sampson
2009-09-02 18:38:53
Huh? I was meaning that if using clear, it should be used on something else than `<br>`. Cause clear is still supported on other elements I hope? Related to float, etc...
Svish
2009-09-02 22:06:15
The support for clearing hasn't been "removed" -- what are you talking about? It doesn't need to be attached to a br tag, but it's a vital part of the toolkit when there are floated elements.
AmbroseChapel
2009-09-02 22:19:01
@Johnathan Sampson: You should read the specifications more carefully: Only the `clear` attribute has been deprecated in HTML 4 in favor of CSS.
Gumbo
2009-09-02 23:10:30
+1
A:
The HR element is defined to be element of block. It’s also being displayed in its own line like any other block element. Thus HR is a block element.
The BR element is defined to be element of special and that is defined to be inline. It’s also not being displayed in its own like like a block element, but just creating a line break. Thus BR is an inline element.
Gumbo
2009-09-02 18:19:04
A:
BR is an inline element, and has been deprecated in XHTML 2 in favor of LINE. (All academic at this point, of course...)
HR was a block element, but was deprecated in HTML 4.01 and is not part of the XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
richardtallent
2009-09-02 18:22:00
-1 The current working draft of XHTML 2 has no `line` element, `HR` is not deprecated in HTML 4.01 and is also part of XHTML 1.0 Strict!
Gumbo
2009-09-02 18:40:38
I stand corrected... that's what I get for double-checking something other than the actual DTDs.
richardtallent
2009-09-03 08:20:45
+1
A:
According to the HTML 4.0 Strict DTD:
<HR /> is a block-level element and <BR /> is an inline element.
All the block-level elements are defined in the DTD thus:
<!ENTITY % block
"P | %heading; | %list; | %preformatted; | DL | DIV | NOSCRIPT |
BLOCKQUOTE | FORM | HR | TABLE | FIELDSET | ADDRESS">
<!ENTITY % heading "H1|H2|H3|H4|H5|H6">
<!ENTITY % list "UL | OL">
<!ENTITY % preformatted "PRE">
The rest are inline by default. Of course, a BR does force a line-break so acts similar to a block level element, but that doesn't mean it is.
Dan Diplo
2009-09-02 18:25:40