Re: [VE][108] rel="

David Dorward wrote:

>> Line 73, Column 13: Attribute "REL" is not a valid attribute. Did you
>> mean "rel"?
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> It is right, there is no rel attribute for li elements.

Well, it is right in that sense, but the question 'Did you mean "rel"?' is 
just absurd, misleading, and a spectacular failure in trying to be helpful - 
especially since in this case, as so often, the actual spelling in the 
document _is_ in lowercase.

I think this "feature" of the validator should be removed immediately. 
Later, if you find it worthwhile to do some real heuristics, you could add 
it in a form that does not cause more trouble than help (e.g., suggesting a 
lowercase spelling only when the actual spelling is not lowercase and 
lowercasing would make the element or attribute conform to the DTD).

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Received on Friday, 17 July 2009 18:46:21 UTC