Posted by Bergamot on 07/23/07 12:21

Neredbojias wrote:
>
> whenever I want to "slip" something
> "untoward" through ye olde validator, I put it in a j/s document.write.

That's icky, and generally a bad practice, as rf mentioned.

> Nevertheless, I think the validator serves a useful puprose and I'm glad it
> exists. One shouldn't take its results as "the word of God", however.

Right on both counts. You should take your own advice, though.

Validating is just a tool--validated code isn't an end to itself.
You don't do yourself any favors by this js trickery.

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Berg

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