- From: John Tobler <objectoriented@softhome.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:08:51 -0800
- To: <html-tidy@w3.org>
Dan Kohn wrote: > > + Finally, I think you should consider having an option for Tidy > > to add a tag such as <meta name="Generator" content="HTML Tidy, > > a free utility from Dave Raggett at the W3C, version 30th > > November 1999" href="http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/">. > > The point would be for anyone viewing the HTML source to say, > > "Wow, I wish my source looked this nice!" and immediately know > > what to do about it. Of course, you would want to allow people > > to turn this off, but I would suggest that the default should be > > on. Dave Raggett wrote: > I would be interested in what other folk think of this idea. > It would need to be modified slightly, since href is not an > allowed attribute for meta. I approve! I think you should allow us the option to give you some credit for your hard work. I *regularly* use HTML Tidy to clean up ugly markup and it is one of my favorite tools (in its HTML-Kit incarnation, particularly). A META tag wouldn't hurt anything and making it an option should remove any possible objection. John Tobler
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