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Posted by charles cashion on 12/27/07 07:57
John Hosking wrote:
> charles cashion wrote:
>> I will refrain from repeating the whole message.
>
> Cool. But then you go and quote bits from old unrelated posts (without
> any citation) so the space savings are negated.
>
>> John Hosking wrote:
>> J> A what?
>> Would you be less irritated if I said "SEGMENT"?
>
> Only a bit. I was actually trying to point out that HTML isn't a
> programming language.
I have re-read my original post. I called my program an
html program. In our shop, we write "assembly language
programs" and "C programs" and "html programs" and under
dire circumstances, "machine language programs". Would
it would be better if I said, "program written in html",
"program written in assembly language", etc.?
> and -- silly, pedantic me, I just can't help myself -- with a closing
> </font> tag as well. They started with "<" as well.
John. The program that I originally posted had six
instances of <font... and six instances of </font>.
< is in entity. An html interpreter (aka browser)
will produce a < glyph when it comes to it. i.e. it
will be displayed like any other text.
> "M$" is clearly established as the Microsoft-basher's cut at the
> company, used by Mac-fans and UNIX-heads to demonize MS for pursuing
> profits. "MS" is just as short, MSFT is usually clear.
I did not know that until you said it. In the future
I will use either MS or MSFT.
I have an agreement with MS. I will not tell them how
to run their business and they will not tell me how to
run my business (unless I am using their product).
I have my standards. They have their standards. Do I
approve of their standards? They could care less!
> And here's Reason #2 to post a URL: Your code, brief though it is,
> doesn't validate to HTML 4.01 Transitional. Probably doesn't make a
> difference in this particular case, but there it is: 2 errors and a
> warning.
*QUESTION* How did you determine that it has 2 errors
and a warning?
> The whole point (to me) of a technical NG like this is to learn and
> improve. If somebody thinks HTML is a programming language, or that font
> tags don't need closing, or that invalid code will be as reliably
> rendered as valid code, then they will continue to have trouble using
> HTML to produce the results they want. Pointing out errors (nicely,
> helpfully) is an important part of solving current, posted problems and
> future problems.
I wholly agree.
Charles
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