Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.3dev.4

[Vlad Harchev]

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Henry Nelson wrote:

> > * added support for forcing-empty-HREFless-As - ie A element that doesn't
> >   contain HREF will be closed after it was seen (without waiting for </a>) -
> >   this fixes rendering of documentation, produced by broken translators that
> 
> The "broken translators" need fixing.  Adding this kind of "support" only
> encourages continued "brokenness."  IMO, boycott would be the best medicine.

 Agree, but this feature (empty hrefless-As) was implemented by Fote - so he
also felt the need for such behaviour (but it was wrapped in #ifdef
NOTUSED_FOTE_MODS or something like that).
  
> __Henry
> 

 Best regards,
  -Vlad