Just as a matter of interest...

what is the source of the Latin or pseudo-Latin gobbledegook that is often
used to give sample pages, tables etc. some content. It seems to be a set
piece, not just random words.

Doug.
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In our last episode, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws (AT) myaccess (DOT) com.au> pronounced
to comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html:

what is the source of the Latin or pseudo-Latin gobbledegook that is often
used to give sample pages, tables etc. some content. It seems to be a set
piece, not just random words.

http://lipsum.com/

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Mark Parnell
http://clarkecomputers.com.au

Mark Parnell wrote:

In our last episode, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws (AT) myaccess (DOT) com.au> pronounced
to comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html:

what is the source of the Latin or pseudo-Latin gobbledegook that is
often
used to give sample pages, tables etc. some content. It seems to be a
set piece, not just random words.

http://lipsum.com/

Thanks. Fascinating. They are right, of course.

Doug.
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Registered Linux User No. 277548. My true email address has hotkey for
myaccess.
Windows does have a tendency to play truant when it pleases (and that's an
understatement).
- From a prize-winning reply to a technical query quoted by Cnet.com.

Mark Parnell wrote:

In our last episode, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws (AT) myaccess (DOT) com.au> pronounced
to comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html:

what is the source of the Latin or pseudo-Latin gobbledegook that is often
used to give sample pages, tables etc. some content. It seems to be a set
piece, not just random words.

http://lipsum.com/

This one has a few more options, such as actually generating as HTML.
Randomly generated Beatles lyrics!

http://www.lindquist.dk/tools/LorumIpsumGenerator.asp

<p>You you're not a try, stand day out high i stand love by sing.
Friends and would try by sad i do from you day to i of. Feel a of i love
ears friends going from i you're little my help i help. End do worry
from key you and me a of. </p>

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-bts
-When motorcycling, never follow a pig truck

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:11:57 +1000, Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws (AT) myaccess (DOT) com.au>
wrote:

what is the source of the Latin or pseudo-Latin gobbledegook that is often
used to give sample pages, tables etc. some content. It seems to be a set
piece, not just random words.

I always thought it was Greek !