- From: Sunil Mishra <smishra@cc.gatech.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 17:37:45 -0400 (EDT)
- To: www-html@w3.org
\\ I know, full of questions, but I am trying to see if I can get a parser \\ up and going, and I would like to get just a little mode understanding \\ than just authoring... :-) \\ Its known that many tags either don't have a closing tag or can be \\ closed automatically... \\ \\ Some parts of the specification state that a closing tag is required... \\ but I ask that in case of such a closing tag error, is it correct to \\ recover by closing such tags: \\ \\ <P><FONT>Hello There</P> In this case, the HTML is broken. I believe you have the option of either ignoring the </p> and look for a </font>, or closing the <font> right there. The latter would be the most prudent thing to do. I don't think there is a "correct" answer for error recovery. \\ Would it be advisable to just close the <FONT> tag down at the </P>, \\ or, in the case of validation, would it be better to suggest the author \\ to correct such sequences? (excluding buggy browsers) Yes, validators should definitely point out such broken non-closures. \\ As such, is it incorrect that MSIE fails on the following? \\ \\ <HEAD> \\ <STYLE> blah blah style here \\ </HEAD> About as correct as hoping <style> is closed by </head>. Sunil
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