Re: Validator fails to detect invalid document from Bjoern Hoehrmann on 2002-11-11 (www-validator@w3.org from November 2002)

From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 04:16:05 +0100
To: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
Cc: W3C Validator <www-validator@w3.org>
Message-ID: <3dd6206a.114726908@smtp.bjoern.hoehrmann.de>

* Nick Kew wrote:
>Disagree.  IMO the approach of htmlhelp and valet (default to
>a parse mode that complains of shorttags) is right.

To *warn* about the use of some SHORTTAGS features is ok,
but "prohibiting" them is not unless the HTML WG publishes
normative reference material that clearly states using
the feature renders the document invalid.

Received on Sunday, 10 November 2002 22:15:44 UTC