Sharif,
That is exacly what I want, and you said it much more succinctly and elegantly than I was able to over 3 posts []/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/] We have a definite need for this feature. I think that in boards that are HTML enabled, markup should be the default (easy for newcomers). The problem arises when more experienced users attempt to cut and paste HTML code. If the poster does not carefully strip all line breaks from the HTML, the results can turn out looking quite unlike what the poster expected.
The HTML tags I'm suggesting (and which you so kindly clarified for everyone) would resolve this problem. Thanks for your help Sharif []/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/]
Derek