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"How to end open tags"

It depends if you're aiming for HTML or xHTML, but the likes of <br>, <img>, <meta> etc are known as "self-closing" or "empty elements" in HTML, and don't need the end slash or closing element.

HTML also has the concept of "interpreted closing", where by the use of one element is meant to automatically mean the previous element is to close:

<table>
<tr>
<td>A
<td>B
<td>C
<tr>
<td>1
<td>2
<td>3
<tr>
<td>1
<td>2
<td>3
</table>

... each new <td> implies the previous column is now closed, as does each new <tr> imply the previous row is done. This was to require less HTML code in the days of slow internet connections, small browser cache and little storage space.

xHTML, because it is a form of XML, does need these elements to be closed, as by design XML uses this strict structure.

<link [B]/[/B]>
<br [B]/[/B]>
<img [B]/[/B]>
<meta [B]/[/B]>

The space between the tag / last attribute in the element is for compatibility. If you're using another XML mark-up language (i.e. not xHTML), the closing slash should be added without a space, for example:

<elements>
<name value="Machie"[B]/[/B]>
</elements>

XML is case-sensitive, and the XML versions of HTML (xHTML) has been defined to be written in lower-case. However, if you were to create your own mark-up structure in XML, you could pick upper or lower-case letter as and where you like, such as <MyEleMent>.

As for ATOM and RSS, I'd go for one or the other, rather than both. I've gone for RSS myself, and have felt no need to worry about ATOM. Offering both can be confusing to users in my view, especially with browsers that offer direct subscriptions to feeds, and if users are offered an RSS or ATOM feed, they may not know which is the one to choose, and may become confused for no reason, or may pick both!!

I'm sure cjh speaks another language.... :P You MUST be a proffessional programmer or technician or something!

Thanks a lot guys, I can code much easier now. I really appreciate your help as always. :D

I've been really busy today and I just found out about 'apple-touch-icon.png', any chance you can make one for Freeola Gaming?

I'm stuck :(

As you all know I've been working on a webcomic. Unfortunately the comic is bigger than usual so I need to put navigation on the sides of it instead of along the bottom. Like this....

[< ] [ comic ] [ >]

The problem is when they were developing CSS they totally screwed everything up and I'm stil not sure how to create more than 2 columns.

Can you guys help? This is what I have to use

<img src="leftarrow.gif" width="40" height="400" />
<img src="comic.png" width="600" height="400" />
<img src="rightarrow.gif" width="40" height="400" />

My only other options are to put 2 columns inside one (of two) columns or go back to the 90ies and use tables again. Oops I think Freeola are still using them, forget I said that.

Machie wrote:
> I've been really busy today and I just found out about
> 'apple-touch-icon.png'


Can't believe you missed my post and apple-touch-icon.png example!







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Oh yeah, sorry Hmmm I should pay more attention. Although I am a little more confused now. You suggested 100x100, Wikipedia uses 60x60 and most sites tell me to use 57x57 or 45x45. :S

Thanks for showing me how to get rid of the glass effect, I was wondering how to do that.

Glad it helped Machie.

As long as you create a square image it should work fine.

The official Apple png I show is actually 129x129, and I would hope they know what they are doing!
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