vb.org Archive - pre tag work around

I am trying to get [code] and [html] to validate by w3c I have tried loads of stuff. including this

Code:

<!–[if !IE]><!–>

<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px">

        <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">$vbphrase[c0de]:</div>

        <div class="alt2" dir="ltr" style="

                margin: 0px;

                padding: $stylevar[cellpadding]px;

                border: 1px inset;

                width: $stylevar[codeblockwidth];

                height: {$blockheight}px;

                text-align: left;

        white-space: pre-wrap;  

        white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; 

        white-space: -pre-wrap;    

        white-space: -o-pre-wrap;  

        word-wrap: break-word;

                overflow: auto">

                <code>$code

</code>

        </div>

</div><!–<![endif]–>



<!--[if IE]>

<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px">

        <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">$vbphrase[c0de]:</div>

        <pre class="alt2" dir="ltr" style="

                margin: 0px;

                padding: $stylevar[cellpadding]px;

                border: 1px inset;

                width: $stylevar[codeblockwidth];

                height: {$blockheight}px;

                text-align: left;

                overflow: auto">$code</pre>

</div>

<![endif]-->

I just cant get it to work in both browsers, I have even done this

Code:

<!–[if !IE]><!–>

<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px">

        <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">$vbphrase[c0de]:</div>

        <div class="alt2" dir="ltr" style="

                margin: 0px;

                padding: $stylevar[cellpadding]px;

                border: 1px inset;

                width: $stylevar[codeblockwidth];

                height: {$blockheight}px;

                text-align: left;

        white-space: pre-wrap;  

        white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; 

        white-space: -pre-wrap;    

        white-space: -o-pre-wrap;  

        word-wrap: break-word;

                overflow: auto">

                <code>$code

</code>

        </div>

</div><!–<![endif]–>



<if condition="is_browser('ie')">

<!--[if IE]>

<div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px">

        <div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:2px">$vbphrase[c0de]:</div>

        <pre class="alt2" dir="ltr" style="

                margin: 0px;

                padding: $stylevar[cellpadding]px;

                border: 1px inset;

                width: $stylevar[codeblockwidth];

                height: {$blockheight}px;

                text-align: left;

                overflow: auto">$code</pre>

</div>

<![endif]-->



</if>

but still no luck... has anyone got any ideas ?.. thanks

ps, I have had to replace code with c0de in the phrases because it was being read as a command in this post

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