[WEB4LIB] Re: As if lousy HTML editors weren't bad enough...

[Michael Sauers]

> As a purist-poseur (I think a Real Purist would have the HTML declaration
> memorized), I will point out that quote marks around attribute values are
> unnecessary if the value contains only letters, numbers, hyphens, and
> periods.

How's this for being a purist...

Page 26 of the HTML4.0 specs state:
"We recommend using quotation marks even when it is possible to eliminate
them."

I teach all my students that getting into the habit of using the quotes will
help them in the long run so they don't have to worry whether or not they're
necessary.

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