Next message: Terje Bless: "Re: Validator should not be interpreting <SCRIPT> tag contents at all"
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:41:34 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <3A801A66.32A4D0E6@obviously.com>
From: Bryce Nesbitt <bryce@obviously.com>
To: www-validator@w3.org
Subject: Validator should not be interpreting <SCRIPT> tag contents at all
I've read the FAQ. I understand the problem. But still, why
does this validator interpret the contents of a <SCRIPT></SCRIPT> container?
The interpreter can't know what type of script is inside
the tag, and can't correctly interpret it. The validatior is not aware of the syntax rules that apply inside <SCRIPT>. Yet, the validator tries, resulting in all sorts of spurious errors.
I suggest that the validator would be much more useful if it ignored everything inside <SCRIPT></SCRIPT>. Cluttering the JavaScript code with \, as in:
document.write("<\/P>");
To hide it from the validator is not a realistic solution.
-Bryce