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Bug 4960 - XHTML 1.0 strict validation allowing <BR /> sometimes but not others
Summary: XHTML 1.0 strict validation allowing <BR /> sometimes but not others
Status: CLOSED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Validator
Classification: Unclassified
Component: check (show other bugs)
Version: HEAD
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
QA Contact: qa-dev tracking
URL: http://dvc.org.uk/future/test.html
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Reported: 2007-08-19 11:08 UTC by John Pate
Modified: 2007-08-19 11:26 UTC (History)
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Description John Pate 2007-08-19 11:08:21 UTC 
See above URL for construct that allows <BR /> to be passed as valid as at

Sun Aug 19 12:06:58 BST 2007

it appears to me you intend to only allow <br></br> as valid in other contexts.
Comment 1 John Pate 2007-08-19 11:26:10 UTC 
I found the validator comments confusing till I tried some extra markup that got me an explanation I followed.