Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 09:38:00 -0500 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> To: groggy@iname.com, freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: lynx html Message-ID: <19980923093800.A10645@emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980922123722.1725D-100000@abc.xyz.net>; from "groggy@iname.com" on Tue Sep 22 12:42:05 GMT 1998 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980922123722.1725D-100000@abc.xyz.net>
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In the last episode (Sep 22), groggy@iname.com said: > here is a good example of what my problems were. try this HTML > document in lynx 2.8 ... then try it in any other browser. _FIRST_, run it through an html validator such as the one at http://validator.w3.org/ . I've pasted in the analysis of your page (I fixed your typo on line 8 before sending it). Just because it displays in Netscape does not mean it is valid HTML. In fact, I'd like to see Netscape add syntax-checking like this to its browser, and maybe put a little red X in the corner of the page if the page has problems. -Dan Nelson dnelson@emsphone.com Note: This document didn't start with the required DOCTYPE declaration, so validator inserted the following doctype before attempting to validate the page: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> This document needs a doctype before it will be valid. 01> <TITLE> This is a TEST! </TITLE> 02> 03> HEY! WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE! 04> 05> <CENTER><PRE>a bb ccc dddd eeeee ffffff</PRE></CENTER> 06> <PRE><CENTER>a bb ccc dddd eeeee ffffff</CENTER></PRE> ^ document type does not allow element "CENTER" here 07> 08> <H1> HEY! WHY IS THIS CENTERED! </H1> 09> aaa 10> bbb 11> ccc 12> ddd 13> eee 14> <PRE> 15> <H1> HEY! WHERE IS MY WHITESPACE! </H1> ^ document type does not allow element "H1" here 16> aaa 17> bbb 18> ccc 19> ddd 20> eee 21> </PRE> Sorry, this document does not validate as HTML 3.2. ** Weblint Results Below are the results of running Weblint on this document: line 1: outer tags should be <HTML> .. </HTML>. line 1: <TITLE> can only appear in the HEAD element. line 5: <CENTER> is extended markup. line 5: </CENTER> is extended markup. line 6: <CENTER> is extended markup. line 6: </CENTER> is extended markup. expected tag(s) not seen: HEAD BODY ** Outline Below is an outline for this document, automatically generated from the heading tags (<H1> through <H6>.) HEY! WHY IS THIS CENTERED! HEY! WHERE IS MY WHITESPACE! If this doesn't look like a real outline, it is likely that the heading tags are not being used properly. (Headings should reflect the logical structure of the document; they should _not_ be used simply to add emphasis, or to change the font size.) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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