- From: Frank Ellermann <nobody@xyzzy.claranet.de>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:17:18 +0200
- To: www-validator@w3.org
Ian Stuart wrote:
> [bgcolor="transparent"]
> The validator picks up on a number of errors, all of which I
> can understand, but passes this without comment
> The W3 specs define bgcolor as taking an RGB colour code, or
> one of the named colour aliases, and "transparent" is not one
> of them.
> Which is correct?
Both, in a way. The validator uses the DTD as its source for
validation, and <!ENTITY % Color "CDATA"> allows any character
data. Some details are also noted in the DTD, but only as a
comment for human readers. The validator is only a program,
it cannot interpret prose in a comment.
Of course "transparent" isn't okay, but the validator cannot
know this based on an <!ENTITY % Color "CDATA">
Bye, Frank
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