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Tim Bray wrote: > If you have <OL>, that means the compact attribute is not specified. > It does *not* mean that it's actually there but with a null value. > I'm pretty sure John would agree. -Tim Provided that "null value" is synonymous with "empty-string value", then yes. In other words, <OL compact=""> has an empty-string value for the "compact" attribute, whereas <OL> has no value. This avoids the contentious word "null". -- Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis vom dies! || John Cowan <jcowan@r...> Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, || http://www.reutershealth.com Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau, || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)
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