Closed Bug 6654 Opened 25 years ago Closed 25 years ago

{compat} <P> tags in links break links

Categories

(Core :: DOM: HTML Parser, defect, P3)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: HTML Parser
Platform:
x86
Windows NT
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED FIXED

People

(Reporter: cpratt, Assigned: harishd)

References

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URL
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Details

(Whiteboard: ascertaining blame; waiting for response) 

build id: 1999051708
platform: windows NT

here's the sample HTML:

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Ich biete an</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY><A HREF="biete.htm" TARGET="main"><P>Ich<BR>biete an</P></A></BODY>
</HTML>

if you remove the <P> tags, the link works. as it's written above, however, the
link does not work.

of course, this is bad html (<P> is a block-level tag - and only %inline tags
are allowed inside of an anchor). i'm filing this bug only for backwards
compatibility reasons - if we don't fix this, this is fine too, I'm sure.
Assignee: karnaze → kipp
Reassigning to Kipp.
Whiteboard: ascertaining blame; waiting for response
This may be a parser issue. When using CNavDTD, are we putting the <P> inside
the link or are we closing the link before the <P>?
(QA don't get debug builds so I cannot just dump the document tree...)
[ccing rickg]

rickg, could you look at the comment dated 05/19/99? Thanks.
Assignee: kipp → rickg
Severity: minor → normal
Component: HTMLFrames → Parser
Summary: <P> tags in links break links → {compat} <P> tags in links break links
Rick, I'm assigning this bug to the parser for you to see if it is a parser
issue or a layout issue. If it is a layout issue, please assign back to kipp in
the layout component. Thanks.
Assignee: rickg → harishd
This seem to be a parser bug.

Assigning to myself.
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
Target Milestone: M7
*** Bug 7377 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 25 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
For compatibility sake allowing anchor to contain %block.

Marking the bug fixed.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Fixed. 1999061409 build, NT. Long live bad HTML.
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