- 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
>
>
>
>
Received on Thursday, 6 January 2005 02:50:26 UTC