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Subject:Re: HTML spaces... From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 6 May 1996 12:33:31 -0700
>I can think of two ways to do this. One is to use the new code for a
>non-breaking space ( ). The other way is to insert a transparent
>graphic into the line.
You can also switch to the <pre></pre> container, which displays text
as literally typed, spaces and all. Alas, like most HTML tags,
<pre> does more than one thing - in this case, <pre> also changes
to the default constant width font.
Or you could insert text into a table then control the distance
between columns.
The   is probably the best bet....
David (The Man) Blyth
Technical Writer & Web Site Designer
Qualcomm
The usual disclaimers apply - I don't speak for QUALCOMM, they don't speak
for me....
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