html in post titles

Hi folks -

In version 3.4.2 I am able to use html in post titles without any problems, but in 3.5.3 or higher the actual code shows up in the headline box instead. When I look at the html in Web Developer, I can see that the tags are being converted to &gt and &lt etc instead of < and >, thereby ruining the code and the effects I want.

Why does it work in 3.4.2 and not the others - can I edit something to mimick the 3.4.2 settings in higher versions?

I would just stick with 3.4.2, but another anomaly is that the center column of my static front page shifts slightly to the right in 3.4.2, but is centered correctly in 353. So, I can have a well-centered column and bogus headlines, or vice-versa. On this issue, when I look at the html in Web Developer, if I remove the line right after (td#middle) that reads (div class="post-id-2...) etc - then the column centers up correctly in 342. Of course, that's just editing the html as it was output - I don't know why it causes the shift in alignment.


Anyway - thanks!