Inserting a newline into a pre tag (IE, Javascript)

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Published on 2008-10-12T11:24:29Z Indexed on 2010/04/27 10:33 UTC
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In IE when I insert text into a <pre> tag the newlines are ignored:

<pre id="putItHere"></pre>

<script>
function putText() {
   document.getElementById("putItHere").innerHTML = "first line\nsecond line";
}
</script>

Using \r\n instead of a plain \n does not work.

<br/> does work but inserts an extra blank line in FF, which is not acceptable for my purposes.

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