Re: possible error in validator

Hello Jesse,

On 12 Sep 2005, at 01:25, jesse@lostseed.com wrote:
> When you have an xhtml 1.0 strict dtd document, and you
> self-close a script tag. ie: <script /> it will work in FF, but
> it will not render in the site in IE. This syntax is INCORRECT
> obviosuly but the validator does not say there is an error.

It's always better to use facts and references when claiming that  
something is "obviously incorrect"...

The <script /> construct  is valid according to the formal grammar of  
XHTML. It is, indeed, not respecting the (informative) third point of  
appendix C of the XHTML specification [1]. Appendix C is a collection  
of guidelines to make XHTML content "work" with user agents which  
understand HTML but not XHTML, such as... IE.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#C_3

Since that appendix is informative, even if the validator went beyond  
its job and checked conformance issues beyond validity, this would  
not be an error, possibly just a warning.

Thanks,
-- 
olivier