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Whitespace quirks in Mac/IE5

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For most browsers, the amount of whitespace in the navigation list makes no difference at all - as well it shouldn't. But in Mac/IE5 it does, because HTML structures become unstable when stripped of whitespace.

To avoid any problems, simply ensure that your list includes the following minimum:

1. a line-break after each </li>
2. a tab or line-break between the </li> and </a> of each horizontal navbar item (not necessary for a vertical navbar)

Here's an example from the navbar on this site, which more than satisfies the minimum requirement for either orientation (skip code example):

<ul class="lul">
	<li><a href="/">Home</a>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/generator/">Generator</a>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/help/">Help</a>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/about/">About</a>
	</li>
	<li><a href="/contact/">Contact</a>
	</li>
</ul>

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