> They are non-standard and always have been. To be depreciated (in the > w3c sense of the term), they have to be part of a standard, and they > aren't. They are worse then depreciated. Hate to be pedantic here, but the proper term is 'deprecated', not 'depreciated' :) http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-html40-970917/convent.html "A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs... Deprecated elements may become obsolete in future versions of HTML." This page explains the difference: http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2004/01/09/deprecate cheers, Chris }:)