- From: Michael Cooper <michaelc@watchfire.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:11:20 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Hello - Bobby does not include validation simply because, while it is automatable, it is complex to deal with the multiple versions of HTML, character sets, HTML errors that might appear, etc. There are tools out there, including the free HTML validator from the W3C, that do a better job than we could do unless we put considerable effort and money into it. For now we have felt it would be better to focus our development efforts on other issues and encourage people to use other resources to complement the Bobby evaluation. Integrated HTML validation is certainly something we would like to do someday, and I am seeing a greater demand for that from our accessibility customers, so we may decide to offer this in the future. Michael > Does anyone know why Bobby includes WCAG1 checkpoint 3.2 in > user checks rather than in the automated tests? > Also, why A-Prompt and CynthiaSays don't seem to pick up > invalid mark-up? > --- Signature --- Michael Cooper Accessibility Product Manager, Watchfire 1 Hines Rd Suite 200, Kanata, ON K2K 3C7 Canada Tel: +1 (613) 599-3888 x4019 Fax: +1 (613) 599-4661 Email: michaelc@watchfire.com Web: http://www.watchfire.com/
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