[Bug 5828] New: Validator Wrong Message

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5828

           Summary: Validator Wrong Message
           Product: Validator
           Version: HEAD
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: check
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: dhtmlkitchen@gmail.com
         QAContact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org


GOt a message telling me that empty tags are for "HMTL 4.01 Strict" and that I
should use it only in XHTML.

I'm pretty sure there is no language "HMTL" and that if they really meant
"HTML" then that would be maladvice.

Message:
"The sequence <FOO /> can be interpreted in at least two different ways,
depending on the DOCTYPE of the document. For HMTL 4.01 Strict, the '/'
terminates the tag <FOO (with an implied '>'). However, since many browsers
don't interpret it this way, even in the presence of an HMTL 4.01 Strict
DOCTYPE, it is best to avoid it completely in pure HTML documents and reserve
its use solely for those written in XHTML. "


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Received on Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:12:25 UTC