lynx-dev LYNX: should nested <blockquotes> indent even further?

[David Combs]

QUESTION: are nested <blockquote> tags supposed
to indent more, the deeper nested it becomes?

Well, not in lynx.

For example, look at this piece of an article:



Here's the url:

   Lynx 2.8.4rel.1 (17 Jul 2001) ([1]latest release)
                       
File that you are currently viewing
                                                   
   Linkname: The doctor is IN as a pandering pundit plays shrink in
   this morning's WashPost
        URL: http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh100902.shtml
    Charset: iso-8859-1 (assumed)
     Server: Apache/1.3.9 (Unix)                                                
                                                                           
       Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 02:15:18 GMT
   Owner(s): None
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       mode: source                                                             
                                                                           



And first, its html:


(1) So you can readily see the nesting,
    I have marked, in the left margin: 
     a "<" for a <blockquote>, and 
     a ">" for a <\blockquote>

(2) Since some of these lines were *way* too wide to show 
    in an email, eg 264cols or even 339cols, I folded them
    myself, leaving (sometimes inserting) a space at the
    left margin of continuation lines.

    |
    |<a HREF="/socrates/" TARGET="_top"><img SRC="socrates_text.gif"
    | WIDTH="97" HEIGHT="34" border=0 ALT="Socrates Reads Graphic"></a><br>
    |<font  face="Arial MT, Trebuchet MS, Bookman" SIZE=1>A companion 
site.</font>
    |<hr align=center width=165></td></tr><tr><td>
    |<table width="170" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
    |                        <tr>
    |                                <td width="10">&nbsp;</td>
    |                                <td>
    |
    |
    |<p>
    |<span style=" font-family: Comic Sans MS;  font-size: 80%; ">
    |Site maintained by Allegro Web Communications, comments to 
    | <a HREF="mailto:address@hidden site webmaster...">
    | Marc</a>.</span></td>
    |                        </tr>
    |                </table>
    |</td></tr></table>
    |</center>
    |
    |
    |</td><td width=10><img SRC="newp.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="1" HSPACE="4"></td>
    |<td>
    |<div align="center"><img SRC="howler_head.gif" WIDTH="324" HEIGHT="50" 
    | ALT="Howler Banner Graphic"><br><font SIZE=5 face="Arial MT, 
    | Trebuchet MS, Bookman"><b><i>Caveat lector</i></b></font></div>
    |
    |
    |<hr size=5><hr noshade size=1><br><table cellpadding=0
    | cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top>
    |<img SRC="W05B91BK.gif" WIDTH="54" HEIGHT="26" 
    | ALIGN="Left"></td><td><span style="font-size: 150%;color: #000000;
    | font-weight: bold;">THE DOCTOR IS IN! The doctor is IN as a pandering 
    | pundit plays shrink in this morning&#146;s 
WashPost:</span></td></tr></table><p>
    |
<   |<blockquote>
    |<span style="font-size: 130%; color: #333399; font-weight: 
bold;">WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002</span><p>
    |
    |<b>ECCE PUNDIT: </b>&#147;What fools these mortals be?,&#148; the bard 
mused. 
    | If you rankle at that view, look in today on
    | <a 
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63328-2002Oct8.html";
    | target="external">David Broder</a>.<br>
    |<b><br>
    |</b>How have Dems and Reps come down on Iraq? In his second paragraph,
<   | Broder describes the state of the GOP fairly accurately:<blockquote>
    |BRODER (pgh 2): While some significant Republicans&#151;such as
    | Sens. Richard Lugar and Chuck Hagel&#151;have offered modulated 
    | and intelligent criticism of President Bush&#146;s approach, 
    | <b>most in the GOP have fallen quickly into line behind Bush&#146;s
    | determination to force the issue with Iraq,
>   | </b> even if it means war.</blockquote>
    |With even Dick Armey (and Lugar) supporting Bush now,
    | that statement is basically accurate. In his third paragraph,
    | Broder goes on to consider the Dems. He notes the relative lack of
<   | uniformity in the stands of congressional Democrats:<blockquote>
    |BRODER (pgh 3): By contrast, the Democrats&#146; most prominent
    | leaders and spokesmen have taken wildly opposing positions,
    | leaving the public with no clear idea where the opposition
>   | party stands.</blockquote>
    |It&#146;s absurd to say that congressional Dems have adopted &#147;wildly
    | opposing positions&#148; on Iraq. But it is surely true that congressional
    | Dems are less unified than their GOP counterparts.<p>
    |
    |So what makes this column the playpen of fools? The way Broder frames this
    | distinction. Read his incredible opening paragraph, in which he implies
    | that GOP unity is a sign of mental health, while Dems show a lingering
<   | psychiatric affliction. Yes, The Dean really wrote this:<blockquote>
    |BRODER (pgh 1): The disarray and despondency among Democrats this
    | week <b>demonstrate once again the damage that Vietnam did to the
    | generation now leading that party. </b>Those who went to war in 
     ...






Now, here's how Lynx shows that html:





   [17]Socrates Reads Graphic
   A companion site.
     ________________________________________________________________



   Site maintained by Allegro Web Communications, comments to [18]Marc.

   [newp.gif]

                           Howler Banner Graphic
                               Caveat lector
     ________________________________________________________________
     ________________________________________________________________

   [W05B91BK.gif] THE DOCTOR IS IN! The doctor is IN as a pandering
   pundit plays shrink in this morning's WashPost:

     WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002

     ECCE PUNDIT: "What fools these mortals be?," the bard mused. If
     you rankle at that view, look in today on [19]David Broder.
     How have Dems and Reps come down on Iraq? In his second paragraph,
     Broder describes the state of the GOP fairly accurately:

     BRODER (pgh 2): While some significant Republicans--such as Sens.
     Richard Lugar and Chuck Hagel--have offered modulated and
     intelligent criticism of President Bush's approach, most in the
     GOP have fallen quickly into line behind Bush's determination to
     force the issue with Iraq, even if it means war.

     With even Dick Armey (and Lugar) supporting Bush now, that
     statement is basically accurate. In his third paragraph, Broder
     goes on to consider the Dems. He notes the relative lack of
     uniformity in the stands of congressional Democrats:

     BRODER (pgh 3): By contrast, the Democrats' most prominent leaders
     and spokesmen have taken wildly opposing positions, leaving the
     public with no clear idea where the opposition party stands.

     It's absurd to say that congressional Dems have adopted "wildly
     opposing positions" on Iraq. But it is surely true that
     congressional Dems are less unified than their GOP counterparts.

     So what makes this column the playpen of fools? The way Broder
     frames this distinction. Read his incredible opening paragraph, in
     which he implies that GOP unity is a sign of mental health, while
     Dems show a lingering psychiatric affliction. Yes, The Dean really
     wrote this:

     BRODER (pgh 1): The disarray and despondency among Democrats this
     week demonstrate once again the damage that Vietnam did to the
     generation now leading that party. Those who went to war in




David


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