Re: IMG ALIGN discrepancy: error or intentional?

Peter Flynn (pflynn@curia.ucc.ie)
Sat, 13 May 95 05:55:18 EDT

It has been brought to my attention that the latest HTML 2.0 SPEC
http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/html-spec/html-spec_6.html#SEC36
says:

ALIGN
The ALIGN attribute accepts the values TOP or MIDDLE or BOTTOM, which
specifies if the following line of text is aligned with the top, middle
or bottom of the graphic.

All browsers I have ever used have always had ALIGN control how the image
aligns with the PREVIOUS element, not the following one. Is this an error
or a deliberate change from common practice?

I think it's always said that, hasn't it? In any case, thanks for
finding it: if we are describing practice, then it ought to say

...which specifies if the graphic is to be aligned with the TOP,
MIDDLE, or BOTTOM of the adjacent text.

because it's usually the image which moves, not the text, isn't it?

///Peter