- From: Paul Collins <pauldcollins@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:39:55 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> --- David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > EG: <a href="#" title="example link">example link</a> > > > > Please don't give examples of this bad practice (common symptom > > is dead links because the page only works with scripting present > > and enabled and compatible with the browser). href should always > > be a vaid URL that leads to the correct place (or at least to > > a page that achieves the effect of the scripting without using > > scripting). > > > > In any case, are empty fragment names allowed? > > According to the RFC (2396) yes: > > Syntax: > - (section 4): > URI-reference = [ absoluteURI | relativeURI ] [ "#" fragment ] > - (section 4.1): > fragment = *uric > (that's zero or more uri characters) > > Given this syntax it's perfectly valid to have a URI reference > consisting of nothing but a #. > > http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt To be honest I was only using it as an example of a title and I don't code HREF's like that, I knew someone would have to point it out though! On 7/19/05, Marjolein Katsma <iamback4now@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > > EG: <a href="#" title="example link">example link</a> > > > > Please don't give examples of this bad practice (common symptom > > is dead links because the page only works with scripting present > > and enabled and compatible with the browser). href should always > > be a vaid URL that leads to the correct place (or at least to > > a page that achieves the effect of the scripting without using > > scripting). > > > > In any case, are empty fragment names allowed? > > According to the RFC (2396) yes: > > Syntax: > - (section 4): > URI-reference = [ absoluteURI | relativeURI ] [ "#" fragment ] > - (section 4.1): > fragment = *uric > (that's zero or more uri characters) > > Given this syntax it's perfectly valid to have a URI reference > consisting of nothing but a #. > > http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt > > > > -- > Marjolein Katsma > Travel blog: http://iamback.com/blog/ > Report spam: http://banspam.javawoman.com/report3.html > Skype: callto://goneagain > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------- Paul Collins Ph: +44 (0) 793 9038 249 (UK) pauldcollins@gmail.com
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