Re: CENTER element [Was: Netscape & New HTML]

Steinar Bang (steinarb@falch.no)
Wed, 2 Nov 1994 15:29:55 +0100

>>>>> On Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:20:44 +0100, Paul Phillips <psphilli@sdcc8.UCSD.EDU> said:

> MCOM has already stated the reasons for including <CENTER> without
> <P ALIGN="CENTER">;

Hmm,... I don't remember. What were these reasons, other than the
standardization process moving too slowly compared to their market
requirements.

> if they are to be believed (which I certainly think they are!)
> support for the latter tag will be in the non-beta release.

That's great!

> This means don't use <CENTER> if you don't like it,

Don't use <CENTER>, period!

> and unless enough demand exists for the slight semantic differences
> between them for both to exist, <CENTER> will drift off into the
> sunset.

Agreed.