HTML 4.0 specification includes the sections below. Section 12.2 (A
element) mentions target and 6.16 defines reserved values for frames.
The validator, though does not seem to like the target attribute.


The problem arose when I placed the w3 4.0 valid icon in a button pane
but want the selection of that icon to bring up the w3.org page in a
new window.


Is this an oversight in the validator or am I missing something?




<bold><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param><bigger><bigger><bigger>12.2
The
</bigger></bigger></bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><bigger><bigger><bigger>A</bigger></bigger></bigger></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param><bigger><bigger><bigger>element 

</bigger></bigger></bigger></fontfamily></bold><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param><<!ELEMENT
</color><color><param>0000,0000,8080</param>A</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>-
- ( </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>%inline;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>)* -(A)       -- anchor -->

<<!ATTLIST A </color><color><param>0000,0000,8080</param>%attrs;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>--
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>%coreattrs
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>,</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>%i18n
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>,</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>%events
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>--
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>charset %Charset;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- char encoding
of linked resource -- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>type
%ContentType; </color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  --
advisory content type --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>name CDATA
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- named link
end -- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>href %URI;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- URI for
linked resource --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>hreflang %LanguageCode;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- language code
-- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>rel %LinkTypes;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- forward link
types -- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>rev %LinkTypes;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- reverse link
types -- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>accesskey
%Character; </color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  --
accessibility key character --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>shape %Shape;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>rect      -- for use with
client-side image maps --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>coords %Coords;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- for use with
client-side image maps --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>tabindex NUMBER
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- position in
tabbing order -- </color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onfocus
%Script; </color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- the
element got the focus --
</color><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onblur %Script;
</color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>#IMPLIED  -- the element
lost the focus --

  > </color>


</fontfamily><italic><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>Start tag:
<bold>required </bold>, End tag: <bold>required 


</bold>Attribute definitions 

</fontfamily></italic><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>name
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>cdata
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CS] </color>

This attribute names the current anchor so that it may be the
destination of another link. The value of this attribute must be a
unique anchor name. The scope of this name is the current document.
Note that this attribute shares the same name space as the
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>id
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>attribute. 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>href
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>uri
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CT] </color>

This attribute specifies the location of a Web resource, thus defining
a link between the current element (the source anchor) and the
destination anchor defined by this attribute. 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>hreflang
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>langcode
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CI] </color>

This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated
by
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>href
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>and may
only be used when
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>href
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>is
specified. 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>type
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>content-type
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CI] </color>

When present, this attribute specifies the content type of a piece of
content, for example, the result of dereferencing a URI. Content types
are defined in <color><param>FFFF,0000,0000</param>[MIMETYPES]
</color>.

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>rel
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,8080</param>link-types
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CI] </color>

This attribute describes the relationship from the current document to
the anchor specified by the
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>href
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>attribute.
The value of this attribute is a space-separated list of link types. 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>rev
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,8080</param>link-types
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CI] </color>

This attribute is used to describe a
<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>reverse link </color>from the
anchor specified by the
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>href
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>attribute
to the current document. The value of this attribute is a
space-separated list of link types. 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>charset
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>=<italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>charset
</color></italic><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>[CI] </color>

This attribute specifies the character encoding of the resource
designated by the link. Please consult the section on
<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>character encodings </color>for
more details. 


<italic>Attributes defined elsewhere 

</italic></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>id
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>class
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>document-wide
identifiers </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>lang
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>language
information </color>),
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>dir
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>text
direction </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>title
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>element
title </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>style
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>inline
style information </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>shape
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>and
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>coords
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>image
maps </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onfocus
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onblur
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onclick
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>ondblclick
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onmousedown
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onmouseup
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onmouseover
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onmousemove
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onmouseout
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onkeypress
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onkeydown
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>,</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>onkeyup
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>intrinsic
events </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,8080</param>target
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>target
frame information </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>tabindex
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>tabbing
navigation </color>)

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>accesskey
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Arial Narrow</param>(<color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param>access
keys </color>)</fontfamily>



<fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param><color><param>0000,5A5A,9C9C</param><bigger><bigger>6.16
Frame target names </bigger></bigger></color><bigger><bigger>


</bigger></bigger>Except for the reserved names listed below, frame
target names ( <color><param>0000,0000,CCCC</param>%FrameTarget;
</color>in the DTD) must begin with an alphabetic character (a-zA-Z).
User agents should ignore all other target names. 


The following target names are reserved and have special meanings. 

<bold>_blank 

</bold>The user agent should load the designated document in a new,
unnamed window. 

<bold>_self 

</bold>The user agent should load the document in the same frame as
the element that refers to this target. 

<bold>_parent 

</bold>The user agent should load the document into the immediate
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param><color><param>0000,0000,CCCC</param>FRAMESET
</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>parent of the
current frame. This value is equivalent to
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>_self
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>if the current frame
has no parent. 

<bold>_top 

</bold>The user agent should load the document into the full, original
window (thus canceling all other frames). This value is equivalent to
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Courier</param>_self
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>if the current frame
has no parent. </fontfamily>