- From: Olivier Thereaux <ot@dev.w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:34:40 +0000
- To: www-validator-cvs@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/validator/share/templates/en_US In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv22157 Modified Files: error_messages.cfg Log Message: adding an explanation for that awful 'VI delimiter' error message Index: error_messages.cfg =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/public/validator/share/templates/en_US/error_messages.cfg,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2 --- error_messages.cfg 19 Nov 2004 07:00:30 -0000 1.1 +++ error_messages.cfg 28 Nov 2004 10:34:37 -0000 1.2 @@ -468,6 +468,18 @@ </msg> <msg 107> original = "the name and VI delimiter can be omitted from an attribute specification only if SHORTTAG YES is specified" + verbose <<.EOF. + <div class="ve mid-107"> + <p>"VI delimiter" is a technical term for the equal sign. This error message + means that the name of an attribute and the equal sign cannot be omitted + when specifying an attribute. A common cause for this error message is + the use of "Attribute Minimization" in document types where it is not allowed, + in <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.5">XHTML</a> for instance.</p> + <p>How to fix: For attributes such as compact, checked or selected, do not write + e.g <option selected ... but rather <option selected="selected" ... + </p> + </div> +.EOF. </msg> <msg 108> original = "there is no attribute %1"
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