top-aligned images as side-bars...

[Pohl Longsine]

Wil wrote:
> >Isn't this more a question of an undefined specification (having two
> > align specified in a single tag) being handled in a implementation specific
> > way (netscape chose to handle this case specifically).
> 
> Well, no, it's not. It's a question of the specification very clearly
> forbidding what Netscape does, just like what they do with comments. Netscape
> allowing this forces all web browser authors to emulate their broken
> behaviour, which erodes the nice side effects of the standard.

My suggestion is this:  In the preferences panel, put two radio-buttons that are labeled "True to SGML standards" and "Bug-for--bug Navigator compatible."  ;-)

That is, if it's possible to parameterize the hacks so that they can be turned-off.
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