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Hi, I sometimes asked about a tags or an element and people responded with "that tag is deprecated!", so I decided to create this list of things that are deprecated. Please add on and correct me if I am wrong.This shows tags and attributes, plus a short description of what each did next to it.

[b]HTML[/b][list][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Center[b]Description:[/b] Aligns elements vertically, shorthand for align=center[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with css align[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Font[b]Description:[/b] Makes local changes to fonts[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with the font attributes in css[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] S[b]Description:[/b] Strike through text style[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with css text-decoration[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Elemement[b]Name:[/b] U[b]Description:[/b] Underlined text style[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS text-decoration[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] I[b]Description:[/b] Italicized text style[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS text-decoration[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Strike[b]Description:[/b] Stike through text style[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS text-decoration[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Applet[b]Description:[/b] [b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Dir[b]Description:[/b] Defines a directory list[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Element[b]Name:[/b] Basefont[b]Description:[/b] Definesa base font size[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Align[b]Description:[/b] Aligns objects horizontally[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Alink[b]Description:[/b] Defines the color of selected links[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS a:visited[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Alt[b]Description:[/b] Short description for the applet element[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Archive[b]Description:[/b] Comma-seperated archive list[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Background[b]Description:[/b] Texture tile for document backgrounds[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS background-image[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Border[b]Description:[/b] Border width for active objects[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Bgcolor[b]Description:[/b] Background color for a tag[b]Replacement:[/b] Replaced with CSS background-color:[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Code[b]Description:[/b] Applet class file(for applet element)[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Color[b]Description:[/b] Text color[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS color:[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Face[b]Description:[/b] Cooma-seperated list of font names[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Height[b]Description:[/b] Height for a cell[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Link[b]Description:[/b] Color of links[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS a:link[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Noshade[b]Description:[/b] Makes lighter colored horizontal rules[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Nowrap[b]Description:[/b] Supresses word wrap[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Text[b]Description:[/b] Document text color[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS color:[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Type[b]Description:[/b] list item, numer, and bullet style[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS list-style-type:[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Vlink[b]Description:[/b] Color of visited links[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS a:visited[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Isindex[b]Description:[/b] [b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Menu[b]Description:[/b] defins a one column menu[b]Replacement:[/b] Elements UL, OL, and DL[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] XMP[b]Description:[/b] [b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Valign[b]Description:[/b] Vertically aligns a tag[b]Replacement:[/b] CSS align:[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Target[b]Description:[/b] defines where to laod the new document[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Name[b]Description:[/b] Defines a name for the element form for javascript uses[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Size[b]Description:[/b] Height of the horizontal rule[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Width[b]Description:[/b] Width for the elements hr, pre, th, and td[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Hspace[b]Description:[/b] the space at both sides of the elements Img and Objects[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Vspace[b]Description:[/b] the space at the top and bottom of the elements Img and Objects [b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Value[b]Description:[/b] The number of an item in a list[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Compact[b]Description:[/b] whether to render the list for OL and UL shortly or not[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Start[b]Description:[/b] the starting number of the ordered list[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Type[b]Description:[/b] which list marker to use (A,a,I,i,1) for the OL and UL elements[b]Replacement:[/b][*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] Attribute[b]Name:[/b] Language[b]Description:[/b] in whatever language the script was written (eg. javascript or vbscript)[b]Replacement:[/b][/list]

put it in this format if you submit anything please (in code tags)

[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b][b]Name:[/b] [b]Description:[/b] [b]Replacement:[/b]

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Some more deprecated attributes:Target - for anchor, as well as base, form, link and maparea elements.> defines where to laod the new document in (top window, new window, frame, etc)---Align - for caption, as well as the div, hr, img, input, legend, object, p, table and header elements   (not depreciated for both col and colgroup elements)> how the alignment of the element should be, left, centered or right---Name - for the form element (huh? :))> define a name for the form for javascript use---Size - for the hr element> the vertical depth of the horizontal rule---Width - for the hr, as well as the pre, th and td elements> the horizontal size of the element---Hspace - for both the img and object elements> the space at both horizontal sides (left / right) of the element---Vspace - for both the img and object elements> the space at both vertical sides (top / bottom) of the element---Value - for the li element> the number of the item in the list---Compact - for both the ol and ul elements> whether to render the list shortly or not---Start - for the ol element> the starting number of the ordered list---Type - for both the ol and ul elements> which list marker to use (A,a,I,i,1)---Language - for the script element> in whatever language the script was written (eg. javascript or vbscript)This completes your list, but with exclusion of frame attributes, and attributes that are not crossbrowser.

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true enough, maybe we could have one of these in each scripting forum? I just thought this would be pretty helpful. Im too lazy to search for a list of deprecated elements so this should be helpful..

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Also Dan, the word is deprecated, not depreciated, from the infinitive to deprecate. When something depreciates (like a stock) it goes down in value. Depreciation is the opposite of appreciation. But we are talking about deprecation, which is entirely different.

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One letter too much :blink: how could I have mistaken that :) I've read the word somany times, and still I think it is with an I.. :blink:Sorry :) loldeprecated, deprecated, deprecated.... *goes on* Now I know :)

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Um... don't W3Schools have some references for such things?

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Um... don't W3Schools have some references for such things?

they have, but only for the entire list of tags and attributes, not for the deprecated only :)So I think this might get pinned, if the mods agree, and if it would be usefull. But still, I only think it would be in this Html/Xhtml forum, while in the others it doesn't have any meaning.
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True enough. Does w3schools even show deprecated elements?

Yes, not all in one place though i don't think: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.aspJust an observation, it's all very well having a big list of deprecated tags but what do you think the viewer is going to ask themselves? answer "what should i use now".So why don't you add beside your list of deprecated tags there replacements...Good idea though :)
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Well thought Scott :)But I think the arrangement would get a problem if we add all those things we tell about the attris and elems. :)-element/attribute-name of item-description (what does it do)-description (for what element does this attribute count)-replacementCannot be all on one line :)[*Edit:]I have an idea.reportingsjr has made an items list of all these deprecated elems and attris, which is a good thing. Then we can think of something more like this:

  • Elem/attri: ElementName: CenterDescription: centeres some elements within its parent horizontallyReplacement: apply style="text-align:center" to the parent
  • Elem/attri: ...Name: ......

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Looks a lot better doesn't it :)But would you replace the replacements with the life css styles? :)like:

[*][b]Elem/attri:[/b] something[b]Name:[/b] something[b]Description:[/b] something[b]Replacement:[/b] [i]CSS statement[/i]

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Well, sort of almost all of them, lolI mean at least the ones that are, else it would be a bit boring if you repeat "replaced with css someting" :)Also, don't you think this list is actually rather quite big? :)

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In addition to this:

Elem/attri: ElementName: CenterDescription: Aligns elements vertically, shorthand for align=centerReplacement: Replaced with css alignElem/attri: ElementName: FontDescription: Makes local changes to fontsReplacement: Replaced with the font attributes in css
I would add what the specific replacement is and a link to it's "tryit editor". Like so:Elem/attri: ElementName: CenterDescription: Aligns elements vertically, shorthand for align=centerReplacement: Replaced with "text-align: value" - See Text AlignElem/attri: ElementName: FontDescription: Makes local changes to fontsReplacement: Replaced with "font-family: value" - See Font Family
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Another small protest to all of this... could you possibly make a site of yours that would contain this data? It would be a lot more... um... readable... that way. Not to mention it would actually be spectacular enough. I've always wanted to see such a list in a huge table (imagine each of your list rows as table cell and each list item as table row).

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Yeah, readability is the issue now. It would probably be easier to find what you are looking for if you group things into elements and attributes (have a list of each), ordered alphabetically by name. Right now with the element/attribute item the first in the list, it makes it hard to scan for a certain thing you are looking for by name.

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