Re: newbie questions validation results

by Gregor Pirnaver <gregor.pirnaver(at)email.si>

Date:	Sat, 3 Mar 2001 21:11:42 +0100
To:	Dee <dragonfli(at)cableone.net>
Cc:	hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
References:	cableone
	todo: View Thread, Original

On Saturday 03 March 2001 05:18 you wrote:
> Error: end tag for element "A" which is not open; try
> removing the end tag or check for improper nesting of
> elements
>=20
>  Error: required attribute "ALT" not specified

Try adding quotes around paths (href, src). You can use=20
Tidy to clean up your code.
http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/=20

http://linux.newexistence.com/tidy.txt
(example of a Tidy configuration file)

You should consider XHTML.
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/
http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/

> Oh, another error I got was about the "HEIGHT" element in=20
> tables - is that a no-no? Anyway, if anyone could help me=20
> out, I sure would appreciate it!  By the way, for the=20
> time being I give UP on fixing my page for Netscape=20
> sick/6!

If you don't agree with W3C write custom DTD.
http://www.yoyodesign.org/doc/dtd/dtd.html
http://www.yoyodesign.org/doc/dtd/alt_wdg_xml.html

http://linux.newexistence.com/xhtml1-transitional-plus.dtd
http://linux.newexistence.com/xhtml1-frameset-plus.dtd=20
(two examples of custom DTD)

HTH
--=20
Gregor @ Mandrake 7.2 -> KDE 2.0 -> Kmail 1.1.99 -> ;-)

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