diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/articlecollection.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/articlecollection.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/articlecollection.py	2006-04-29 10:46:24.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/articlecollection.py	2007-03-31 00:38:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 <p>Article Collection contains these articles:</p>
     <% index_body %>
 </div><!-- end of mainbody -->
-<hr>
+<hr />
 <div id="footer">
     <p><% footer %>  &nbsp; <% footer_comments %></p>
 </div><!-- end of footer -->
@@ -211,4 +211,4 @@
 Added index_template methods and text for a site's index page.
 - midtoad
 
-"""
\ Kein Zeilenumbruch am Dateiende.
+"""
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/colorize.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/colorize.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/colorize.py	2006-03-26 18:38:20.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/colorize.py	2007-03-31 00:36:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         """ Token handler.
         """
         if 0: print "type", toktype, token.tok_name[toktype], "text", toktext, \
-                    "start", srow,scol, "end", erow,ecol, "<br>"
+                    "start", srow,scol, "end", erow,ecol, "<br />"
 
         # calculate new positions
         oldpos = self.pos
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/htmltools.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/htmltools.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/htmltools.py	2006-03-26 18:38:20.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/htmltools.py	2007-03-31 00:36:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 def human_readable(s):
     """ Return a string with HTML, etc, as human readable text, with line
-        endings converted to <br>. """
+        endings converted to <br />. """
     s = quote(s)
-    s = s.replace("\n", "<br>")
+    s = s.replace("\n", "<br />")
     return s
 
 def indent(s, indent=4):
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/modules/colorize.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/modules/colorize.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/modules/colorize.py	2006-03-26 18:38:20.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/modules/colorize.py	2007-03-31 00:36:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         """ Token handler.
         """
         if 0: print "type", toktype, token.tok_name[toktype], "text", toktext, \
-                    "start", srow,scol, "end", erow,ecol, "<br>"
+                    "start", srow,scol, "end", erow,ecol, "<br />"
 
         # calculate new positions
         oldpos = self.pos
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/plugins/Themes.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/plugins/Themes.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/plugins/Themes.py	2006-06-07 10:10:34.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/plugins/Themes.py	2007-03-31 00:38:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
         </ul>
     </div>
 </div>
-<hr>
+<hr />
 <div id="footer">
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
@@ -405,4 +405,4 @@
 TODO/ISSUES
 ===========
 
-"""
\ Kein Zeilenumbruch am Dateiende.
+"""
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/sextile.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/sextile.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/sextile.py	2006-03-26 18:38:20.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/sextile.py	2007-03-31 00:36:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "&": "&amp;",
     "\\": "\\", 
     "0": "",        # \0 is, literally, nothing
-    "z": TOKEN4,    # mark this so we can find it later to remove <br>s
+    "z": TOKEN4,    # mark this so we can find it later to remove <br />s
 }
     
 def _expand_backslashes(text):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     
 default_options = {
     "soft_line_breaks": 0,
-    # if soft_line_breaks is set, single line breaks are not converted to <br>.
+    # if soft_line_breaks is set, single line breaks are not converted to <br />.
 }
     
 def handle_options(text, options):
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@
     text = string.join(parts, "")
     
     # all line breaks that were not converted to TOKEN2 are now converted
-    # to <br>
+    # to <br />
     if not options.get('soft_line_breaks', 0):
-        text = string.replace(text, "\n", "<br>\n")
+        text = string.replace(text, "\n", "<br />\n")
     # convert TOKEN2 back to \n
     text = string.replace(text, TOKEN2, "\n")
     
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@
     # expand style markers
     text = _expand_styles(text)         # XXX: not in pre?
     
-    # we don't want a <br> directly before a </p>
-    text = string.replace(text, "<br>\n</p>", "</p>")
+    # we don't want a <br /> directly before a </p>
+    text = string.replace(text, "<br />\n</p>", "</p>")
     # ...nor directly after a </li>
-    text = string.replace(text, "</li><br>", "</li>")
+    text = string.replace(text, "</li><br />", "</li>")
     
-    # we also don't want a <br> directly after a TOKEN4 (\z legacy)
-    text = string.replace(text, TOKEN4+"<br>", "")
+    # we also don't want a <br /> directly after a TOKEN4 (\z legacy)
+    text = string.replace(text, TOKEN4+"<br />", "")
     # remove any TOKEN4s that are left over
     text = string.replace(text, TOKEN4, "")
     
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/bluerobot2/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/bluerobot2/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/bluerobot2/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2006-04-27 20:21:16.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/bluerobot2/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2007-03-31 00:39:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #>
 <% index_body %>
 <#
-    print "<hr>"
+    print "<hr />"
 #>
 <% footer %>
 <#
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/default/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/default/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/default/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2006-04-27 20:21:12.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/default/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2007-03-31 00:38:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #>
 <% index_body %>
 <#
-    print "<hr>"
+    print "<hr />"
 #>
 <% footer %>
 <#
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/midtoad/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/midtoad/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/midtoad/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2006-04-27 20:21:10.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/midtoad/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2007-03-31 00:39:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #>
 <% index_body %>
 <#
-    print "<hr>"
+    print "<hr />"
 #>
 <% footer %>
 <#
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/rossp/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/rossp/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/themes/rossp/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2006-04-27 20:21:16.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/themes/rossp/templates/articlecollection/indexpage_template.html	2007-03-31 00:38:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #>
 <% index_body %>
 <#
-    print "<hr>"
+    print "<hr />"
 #>
 <% footer %>
 <#
diff -ru firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/weblog.py firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/weblog.py
--- firedrop2-0.2.2.orig/firedrop2/weblog.py	2006-06-03 16:24:46.000000000 +0200
+++ firedrop2-0.2.2/firedrop2/weblog.py	2007-03-31 00:37:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 <% body %>
 </div><!-- end of mainbody -->
 
-<hr>
+<hr />
 <div id="sidebar">
     <h2>Categories</h2>
     <ul class="links">
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         <li><a href="#index">Return to Top</a></li>
     </ul>
 </div><!-- end of sidebar -->
-<hr>
+<hr />
 
 <div id="footer">
     <p><% footer %>  &nbsp; <% footer_comments %></p>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         print '<a href=javascript:HaloScanTB(\'TechieBlog<% entry.get_id() %>\'); target=_self>'
         print '<script type="text/javascript">postCountTB(\'YourBlog<% entry.get_id() %>\');</script></a>' 
     else:
-        print "<br>[ No comments possible for this post ]"
+        print "<br />[ No comments possible for this post ]"
     #>
 </p>