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I have this in my master page.

<Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl runat="server" Permissions="CreateSSCSite">
    <SharePoint:CssLink runat="server" Version="4"/>
</Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl>

If the user meets the permissions then it returns:

<span>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_layouts/1033/styles/Themable/corev4.css?rev=oiylGAjBYhJ%2Bvc6V%2B0b7wg%3D%3D"/>
</span>

How can I make it not return those infernal span tags?

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Adding to iambriansreed's solution, you can put the comments in Literal controls around the SPSecurityTrimmedControls to prevent SPD from adding the extra rubbish. For example:

<asp:Literal runat="server" text="&lt;!-- "/><SharePoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl PermissionsString="EditListItems" runat="server"><asp:Literal runat="server" text=" --&gt;"/>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_layouts/1033/styles/Themable/corev4.css?rev=oiylGAjBYhJ%2Bvc6V%2B0b7wg%3D%3D"/>
<asp:Literal runat="server" text="&lt;!-- "/></SharePoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl><asp:Literal runat="server" text=" --&gt;"/>

It's a bit annoying, but simpler than writing a new control.

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That extra garbage was a huge pain. Thanks alot! – iambriansreed Nov 26 '12 at 3:00
Thank goodness that in SharePoint 2013 the heinous SP Designer is going away and other text editors can be used. :) – iambriansreed Nov 26 '12 at 3:01
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You should be able to create your own control inheriting from Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl and override RenderBeginTag and RenderEndTag to do nothing

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I read about that but it is amazingly ridiculous just to get SP not to print a span tag. – iambriansreed Mar 20 '12 at 16:54
Yes, but SPSecurityTrimmedControl inherits from the ASP.Net WebControl, which is the one rendering the span tag – Per Jakobsen Mar 20 '12 at 16:59
Can this be done without deploying a WSP? – iambriansreed Mar 27 '12 at 14:25
No, this requires an WSP – Per Jakobsen Mar 27 '12 at 15:38
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The easiest and cleanest way to do this is wrap the control with html comments:

<!-- <Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl runat="server" Permissions="CreateSSCSite"> -->
    <SharePoint:CssLink runat="server" Version="4"/>
<!-- </Sharepoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl> -->

If the user meets the permissions then it returns:

<!-- <span> -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_layouts/1033/styles/Themable/corev4.css?rev=oiylGAjBYhJ%2Bvc6V%2B0b7wg%3D%3D"/>
<!-- </span> -->

Super simple.

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Hiding the span tag this way is OK but in the editor mode SPD adds a bunch of crap. I am now looking for an alternative. – iambriansreed Mar 27 '12 at 14:40
Clever. Very clever. – CBono Oct 29 '12 at 19:24

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