- From: <shen@cse.ust.hk>
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 06:58:59 +0800 (HKT)
- To: "olivier Thereaux" <ot@w3.org>
- Cc: shen@cse.ust.hk, www-validator@w3.org
Thanks. I was not aware of the notes in the appendix. I agree that it is not the validator problem, but could be the result of the specifications. Thanks for the pointers. -Vincent > Hi Vincent, > > On May 8, 2007, at 13:54 , shen@cse.ust.hk wrote: >> The attached HTML file should be valid, but the validator >> reached into the JavaScript literal and found a problem, >> when there is none. Sample code is attached for your testing. > > The problem which the validator spotted is a common issue with > creating valid markup when using javascript in a certain way, > especially with document.write(). The error message given by the > validator points to the following FAQ: > http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/problems.html > which itself mentions the HTML specification: > http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/appendix/notes.html#h-B.3.2.1 > >> I think the validator should skip JavaScript code completely, >> unless it has a built-in JavaScript interpretor. > > This is not for us to decide, the validator is merely following the > specifications, here. > > Regards, > -- > olivier > > >
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