- From: Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:00:25 -0500
- To: David Dorward <david@dorward.me.uk>
- CC: Ruud Steltenpool <svg@steltenpower.com>, Thomas Mack <thomasmack@gmail.com>, www-validator@w3.org
Well - it might be a little stupid, but how about an example or explanation of what an encoded URL is right in the error message? David Dorward wrote: > Ruud Steltenpool wrote: >> validator coders: >> >> Many, many people assume that hrefs are an exception to the rule when >> it comes to "&", maybe it's an idea to make the feedback of the >> validator more clear&specific in this case? > It already says "The most common cause of this error is unencoded > ampersands in URLs", in bold text followed by a link titled > "Ampersands in URLs > <http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/problems.html#amp>", and > later on says "even inside URLs!" in italics. > > Can you suggest any ways to make this clearer? > -- Shane P. McCarron Phone: +1 763 786-8160 x120 Managing Director Fax: +1 763 786-8180 ApTest Minnesota Inet: shane@aptest.com
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