- From: Gerald Salvatore <gmsalvatore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:48:15 -0800 (PST)
- To: www-validator@w3.org
- Cc: ppattnaik1@email.phoenix.edu
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Dear W3C,=0A=0AI receive different responses from W3C's validation service =
depending on which method I choose to validate my HTML code.=0A=0AIf I use =
the "Validate by File Upload" I receive:=0AThis document was Tentatively ch=
ecked as HTML 4.01 Transitional=0AResult: Tentatively passed, 2 warning(s) =
=0A=0AIf I use "Validate by Direct Input" I receive:=0AThis document was su=
ccessfully checked as HTML 4.01 Transitional!=0AResult: Passed =0A=A0=0AI =
have attached the file I am validating. Please let me know which results ar=
e the ones I should consider correct. I am an online student at the Univers=
ity of Phoenix, and your results as affecting my grades.=A0My instructor, w=
ho=A0is checking my work by using your "Validate by File Upload" method,=A0=
receives 2 warning messages on my HTML code, and is penalizing me points ba=
sed on these results.=A0=0A=A0=0AI am checking my work by using your "Valid=
ate by Direct Input" method, which tells me I have no errors or warnings, i=
n fact, that my code has "passed" and I can include a W3C icon on my Web pa=
ge because of this high-level result.=A0=0A=A0=0ACould you please explain t=
o me why we receive two different results=A0when checking exactly=A0the sam=
e=A0HTML code?=0A=A0=0AThank you,=0AJerry Salvatore=A0=0A=0A=0A
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><DIV>Dear W3C,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I receive different responses from W3C's validation service depending on which method I choose to validate my HTML code.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If I use the "Validate by File Upload" I receive:</DIV>
<DIV>
<H2 style="BACKGROUND: #55b05a; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">This document was <EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tentatively</SPAN></EM> checked as HTML 4.01 Transitional<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<FORM id=form>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-padding-top-alt: 0in" cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.8pt; BORDER-TOP: #dddddd 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.8pt; BACKGROUND: #eaebee; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; BORDER-LEFT: #eaebee 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 4.8pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1pt solid; mso-border-right-alt: #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: #DDDDDD .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: #EAEBEE .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-border-style-alt: solid" noWrap>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #11111a"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Result:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.8pt; BORDER-TOP: #dddddd 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.8pt; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; BORDER-LEFT: #eaebee 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 4.8pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #EAEBEE .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 6pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: #55b05a">Tentatively passed, </SPAN><B><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #cfac08">2 warning(s)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #55b05a"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FORM><LABEL title="Choose a Local File to Upload and Validate" for=uploaded_file></LABEL></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If I use "Validate by Direct Input" I receive:</DIV>
<DIV>
<H2 style="BACKGROUND: #55b05a; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN">This document was successfully checked as HTML 4.01 Transitional!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<FORM>
<TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-padding-top-alt: 0in" cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.8pt; BORDER-TOP: #dddddd 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.8pt; BACKGROUND: #eaebee; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; BORDER-LEFT: #eaebee 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 4.8pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1pt solid; mso-border-right-alt: #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: #DDDDDD .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: #EAEBEE .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: #CCCCCC .75pt; mso-border-style-alt: solid" noWrap>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #11111a"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Result:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc; PADDING-RIGHT: 4.8pt; BORDER-TOP: #dddddd 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4.8pt; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4.8pt; BORDER-LEFT: #eaebee 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 4.8pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 1pt solid; mso-border-top-alt: solid #DDDDDD .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #EAEBEE .75pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #CCCCCC .75pt">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 6pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #55b05a"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Passed <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P> </P>
<P>I have attached the file I am validating. Please let me know which results are the ones I should consider correct. I am an online student at the University of Phoenix, and your results as affecting my grades. My instructor, who is checking my work by using your "<EM>Validate by File Upload</EM>" method, receives 2 warning messages on my HTML code, and is penalizing me points based on these results. </P>
<P> </P>
<P>I am checking my work by using your "<EM>Validate by Direct Input</EM>" method, which tells me I have no errors or warnings, in fact, that my code has "passed" and I can include a W3C icon on my Web page because of this high-level result. </P>
<P> </P>
<P>Could you please explain to me why we receive two different results when checking exactly the same HTML code?</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Thank you,</P>
<P>Jerry Salvatore </P></FORM></DIV></div><br>
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