[UPHPU] Smarty's playing with my mind... and my end tags

[Velda Christensen]

Hey guys and Sheri,

I just need to be pointed in the right direction.  There has to be a 
good reason for this, but I'm not finding my answers in google or on 
smarty's site.  Any idea why smarty would turn this:

<object width="200" height="165">
<param name="movie" value="xyz" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<embed src="xyz" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
wmode="transparent" width="200" height="165" />
</object>

or this:

<object width="200" height="165">
<param name="movie" value="xyz"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
<embed src="xyz" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
wmode="transparent" width="200" height="165" ></embed>
</object>

into this?

<object height="165" width="200">
<param name="movie" value="xyz">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
<embed src="xyz" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="165" width="200">
</object>

Notice my closing tags are gone with the wind.  And oddly, my height and width tags are switched too.  I've even tried using {literal} tags, to no avail.  I'm sure Smarty is doing some round about favor. I just can't figure out why yet.

Any direction you give me would be much appreciated :)

-Velda