- From: Jeff Carr <me@jeffcarr.info>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:59:37 -0600 (CST)
- To: "Nita Arnott" <nita@giftsrr.biz>
- Cc: www-validator-css@w3.org
You are having a problem because your code is commented out using a: /* But the comment is never closed out. If you end your comment somewhere before the end of your page using: */ You shouldn't have a problem. Thanks, Jeff Nita Arnott said: > Hello, > > > > I have been trying to validate my "CSS" and "HTML" pages, No luck. > > I get the following error message- I don't know what the line numbers are > in > the validator. I have cut & pasted the bottom elements to the top of the > "CSS" page The validator still gave the same error pointing to the bottom > of > the "CSS". > > This is the message: > > Error > > Target: C:\wwwroot\Styles\Maroon-NavajoWhite.css > > java.lang.RuntimeException: Lexical error at line 76, column 10. > Encountered: after : "" > > > > > > This is my "C SS" code: > > /* > > aqua #00FFFF, black #000000, blue #0000FF, fuchsia #FF00FF, > gray #808080, > > green #008000, lime #00FF00, maroon #800000, navy #000080, > olive #808000, > > purple #800080, red #FF0000, silver #C0C0C0, teal #008080, > white #FFFFFF, > > and yellow #FFFF00 only valid color-names > > > > Standard link colors are underlined and are colored as follows > > (Warning: Inactive links): New link (color: Blue) > > Visited link (color: Purple) > > Active link (color: Red) > > Standard links have two elements that should be present: > > Underline. Blue links are not enough. > > They must also be underlined to inform users to "click > here". > > Otherwise the links may be misunderstood -- > > users will spend time figuring out where to click. > > Blue Color. > > Most users know that underlined means a link as opposed > to > blue. > > However, it takes time to find out and some novice users > may > > never discover where to click. > > In any case, I see no logical reason to abandon or > > annoy customers just because they don't know where to > click. > > > > > > % a percentage of something * > > in inch = 2.54cm = 25.4 mm > > cm centimeter = 0.393701 Inch > > mm millimeter = 0.0393701 Inch > > em one em is equal to the font size of the current element > > ex one ex is the x-height of a font, > > the x-height is usually about half the font-size > > pt point (1 pt is the same as 1/72 inch) > > pc pica (1 pc is the same as 12 points) > > px pixels (a dot on the computer screen) > > /* > > a:link { color: blue; text-decoration: underline;} > > a:visited { color: purple; text-decoration: underline;} > > a:hover { color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;} > > a:active { color: red; text-decoration: underline;} > > > > body > > { > > font-family: "Comic Sans MS", "Courier New", "Times New > Roman", > serif; > > background-color:#FFDEAD; > > margin-left: 5%; margin-right: 5%; > > padding:3px; > > } > > > > h1 > > { > > color: #800000; > > font: 125%; > > } > > > > ..nav > > { > > color: #00FFCC; > > font-size:100%; > > margin:5px 05px 05px 0; > > width:100%; > > border: 5px ridge #ffffcc; > > background-color: #FFDEAD; > > } > > ..bar > > { > > width:100%; > > height: 10ex; > > background-color: #800000; > > padding:5em 5em 5em 5em; > > } > > ..box-10 > > { > > width: 10%; > > height: 10ex; > > color: yellow; > > background-color: transparent; > > } > > > > I thank you in advance, because are good people. > > > > Thx., > > Nita J. Arnott > > nita@giftsrr.biz > > > >
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