SV: when is a bugfix version required

I tested your file. I only had the problem when the elements following the comment were preceded by a line break. I don't mean a <BR>-element, but an actual line break in the textfile. When the "jumpy" elements (or rather: the first of them) followed the comment on the same line, they didn't jump. Instead Amaya inserted an actual line break. Is a comment in HTML invalid if anything else follows it on the same line? I don't see anything about that in the specification.

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Anders Püschel
anders.puschel@telia.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Russell <ve3ll@rac.ca>
To: <www-amaya@w3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: when is a bugfix version required


> After a new release of Amaya there are situations that
> may require a bug-fix release for those who do not have
> access to CVS and compilers...
> I do not know the priorities of the team but I think some
> of the situations that should cause a emergency 
> fix-it-up and rerelease are:
> 1] bugs that crash the system
> 2] bugs that hang the system
> 3] bugs that destroy files or authors documents
> 4] bugs that take a file that validated and makes it into
>    a file that no longer validates!!!
> 
> Currently there exists a type four problem. When comments occur
> prior to other elements in the head element of a validated file,
>  loading the file into Amaya and saving as foobar creates an invalid file.
> meta and link statements can get moved into the body element.
> My example (rrdiesel.htm) is included as a test document.
> 
> This type of action validates the statement that says Amaya 
> produces valid html....  Can a fix be applied!  And if so can a
> new binary release be issued so that the 'produces valid html'
>  is legit!!! 
> John Russell, VE3LL@RAC.CA
> http://www.cgocable.net/~jrussel
> 
> Be sure to check your HTML markup code
> tags by using http://validator.w3.org or
> http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/
> 
> 
> 


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> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
> <html lang="en">
> <head>
> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
> <title>Diesel Locomotives</title>
> <!-- this comment is for testing. following element may get moved to head ;-[ -->
> <link href="zestyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
> <meta name="summary" content="RR Diesel">
> <meta name="description" content="A study of the early history of railroad
> diesel locomotives on the North American continent.">
> <meta name="keywords" content=" CYBERUS GUIDE OPERATION REFERENCE STYLESHEET">
> </head>
> <body>
> <a name="top"></a><img src="zrailrd.gif" alt="railroad icon">
> 
> <h1>Diesel Locomotives</h1>
> 
> <p>This page is a survey study of diesel locomotives,
> their operation and history. One great on-line reference is
> <a href="http://www.cyberus.ca/~yardlimit/guide/index.html">YardLimit</a>.</p>
> 
> <h1>To Be Continued Soon!</h1>
> 
> <h2>Outline</h2>
> 
> <ol type="1">
> <li>Diesel-electric operation</li>
> <li>Diesel-electric early development</li>
> <li>Alco</li>
> <li>Baldwin</li>
> <li>EMD</li>
> <li>Fairbanks-Morse</li>
> <li>GE</li>
> <li>Montreal Locomotive Works</li>
> </ol>
> <a name="bot"></a>
> <hr>
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> <a href="mailto:VE3LL@RAC.CA?Subject=[rrdiesel.htm]">Comments</a> |
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