Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 11/24/07 13:26

Mika wrote:

> "John Hosking" wrote:
>> Mika wrote:
>>> Hi all, if you could kindly test this W3C validated page
...........................................^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>> This page is not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional!
>> Result: Failed validation, 14 Errors
>
> When are you checking this? A few days ago perhaps, but as of
> yesterday, and 5 seconds ago when we checked again, we get this
> result: <snip>

<http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.superhighstreet.com%2FGeorge-Street-Richmond%2Findex.shtml&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0>

> Are you saying the W3C are wrong

No, he is saying you forgot the HTML validation, which is what most of
us think of when you say "W3C validated page." Otherwise, you would have
mentioned "CSS validates" or similar.

> Glad to know it works for you with JS which is how all FF browsers are
> installed as standard.

...though many people turn it off because it is the prime cause of popup
windows, cookie delivery, and other annoyances. It is also stripped by
many corporate firewalls.

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-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

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