Preserved Topic: too much HTML!

Can somebody tell me what the difference is between the three HTML tags: <DIV>, <SPAN> and <LAYER>?

I know that <LAYER> is Netscape specific, but still, aren't they just three tags that do practically the same thing? Why can't the functionality of each just be coded into one tag?

Does anyone know?

half this game is ninety percent mental...

<span> works on the same line. <div> works for different lines.

This way you can use

<span class="1">Hello</span> <span class="2">Again</span>

When doing this you will have the two elements "Hello" and "Again" on the same line, but with different properties.

The <div> on the other hand would effect the entire line. Which may be desireable in some instance, but not in others...

<layer> got me... why design netscape specific...


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