- From: Cory S <veneno-games@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:59:13 -0400
- To: <tatham@oddie.com.au>
- CC: <www-validator@w3.org>, <david@dorward.me.uk>, <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
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Thanks to you, David and Leif Halvard, I have fixed the problem. Thanks for the great help Tatham for fixing my code and being extremely helpful. I now realise <br/> was the wrong code, but am unaware why all the browsers decided to confuse me by physically making the line breaks, and will remember to change all the ampersands on youtube videos in the future. Thanks a lot, Cory From: tatham@oddie.com.au To: veneno-games@hotmail.com CC: www-validator@w3.org Subject: RE: Validator Trouble Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:57:18 +1100 Hi Cory, All of David’s points are correct, and after I got through the first few errors the validations messages were actually all pretty clear. You started with 48 errors and 20 warnings. I have no reduced this to 11 errors and 0 warnings. The remaining errors are all still errors in your own source, not the validator, and relate to how you’re using Flash. To fix the remaining errors, look at using either Flash Satay (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay) or SWFObject (http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/). Note that I did the bare minimum work required to make this file technically validate. It by no means represents best practice design. If you want to improve it (which I assume you do if you’re competing) then you should start by moving all of the styling out of the HTML and into the CSS. The words “align”, “width” and “height” should not be anywhere in your HTML. I’ve attached the original HTML, the improved HTML and a patch file that shows exactly what changes I made. Good luck! Thanks, Tatham Oddieau mob: +61 414 275 989, us cell: +1 213 422 7068, skype: tathamoddie, landline: +61 2 8011 3982, fax: +61 2 9475 5172my business: tixi.com.au – Ticketing without the dramas From: www-validator-request@w3.org [mailto:www-validator-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Tatham Oddie Sent: Thursday, 4 February 2010 10:34 PM To: 'Cory S'; www-validator@w3.org Subject: RE: Validator Trouble Hi Cory, These are actually all issues in the source, although relatively hard to pick up. In this case the error messaging really isn’t helping you too much. Give me a few mins and I’ll have a more complete response for you with what you need to do. Thanks, Tatham Oddieau mob: +61 414 275 989, us cell: +1 213 422 7068, skype: tathamoddie, landline: +61 2 8011 3982, fax: +61 2 9475 5172my business: tixi.com.au – Ticketing without the dramas From: www-validator-request@w3.org [mailto:www-validator-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Cory S Sent: Thursday, 4 February 2010 1:10 PM To: www-validator@w3.org Subject: Validator Trouble When checking the FRC Robotics website I'm making (http://www.othsrobotics.ca), I ran into some issues with the validator. As you might be aware, the First Robotics Competition holds a website competition for its teams. One aspect of this competition is to be validated by the W3C validator. However, there are a few issues I think are issues with the validator, and/or don't know how to fix them. A few examples of some issues:1) Line 46, Column 35: Attribute "ALIGN" is not a valid attribute. Did you mean "align"?This doesn't make any sense whatsoever. As you can see in the source, and in this error message, what I wrote was obviously correct, as it states align!=align, which it obviously is. This problem is seen throughout the document for WIDTH, HEIGHT, etc.2) Line 36, Column 7: end tag for element "HEAD" which is not openIf you check the source, the element <head> was actually open... This also happens with <center> and <param> later in the document.3) Line 134, Column 98: general entity "hl" not defined and no default entityIn the validator, you'll notice that this problem is being mentioned inside of an embedded youtube video url, meaning that it shouldn't be being validated. This happens quite a few times every time I link a youtube video. 4) Line 173, Column 4: NET-enabling start-tag requires SHORTTAG YES When I state <br/>, it finds an error for it, even though it is the correct html code for line break.5) Line 195, Column 427: non SGML character number 146When I state the character " in my text and paragraphs, it finds it an error for some reason. When I try 34& (the html term for " ), it only ends up messing with the page. If you can get back to me with a way to fix these problems, which I'm sure a few of them shouldn't be actual errors, it would be greatly appreciated. The contest ends February 16th and I need my website to be validated by then. Thanks, -Cory Sulpizi, Web Admin for Team 1334 RoboticsAll your Hotmail contacts on your phone. Try it now. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- OTHS Red Devil Robotics TEAM 1334 Team Info Mission Outreach Calendar Our Sponsors Sponsor Us Beta Test Pictures Video 1334 Robots Resources Website frc Games What is FIRST? FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a charitable organization founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen. The goal of FIRST is to promote the fields of science and technology to students and encourage kids to become involved in the professions of engineering, science, and technology. FIRST aims to make science and technology as cool and exciting as athletics and music through engaging, hands on programs for various age levels from preschool to high school. Along the way FIRST also establishes the idea of &34;gracious professionalism&34;, the belief that you can perform at your highest level while simultaneously helping others achieve their best. FIRST also encourages community involvement and instilling the inspiration of engineering in others. Spanning the globe with hundreds of international teams, tens of thousands of students and mentors, and currently celebrating its 17th year of engineering excellence, FIRST is a dynamic organization inspiring the leaders of tomorrow to reach new heights. News 2010 Kickoff; Breakaway! January 11, 2010 January 9th was the FIRST 2010 kickoff, and we are intensely brainstorming to decide on a design for our robot, developing strategies to play our new game-Breakaway- and building components of the practice field. We are at OTHS working just about every afternoon and evening during build season, and we have some very exciting ideas about how this year's robot will function. Ship date for the robot is February 23, so we have six weeks to perfect our machine! Robot Buys Drink; Customer Happy November 23, 2009 Over the past weekend Oakville Trafalgar students and the robot participated in a robotics demonstration at the Ontario Science Centre. Along with students from teams 1114 (Governor Simcoe Robotics) and 2056 (Orchard Park Robotics), OT students demonstrated their robot to visitors as part of the Robots Rule Weekend. �Fred�, Team 1334�s robot, amazed crowds during this event, and even bought students drinks from the food stand. Lego and Vex robotic demonstrations as well as the Canadian National Robotics Games were part of the weekend activies. The event was an outstanding success, and helped to introduce the excitement of FIRST Robotics to everyone who attended. Leadership Mini-retreat November 14, 2009 Recently team 1334 was proud to be chosen by FIRST as a Beta test team for FIRST's new programming platform. We learned the new language, then had to share the information with other Ontario FIRST teams. We chose to share the information by way of a "retreat" at the school Saturday, November 14th. In addition to an excellent workshop given by 1334's student programmer Eric Atkinson, a workshop on team promotion was given by Ed Thompson of AbsoluteMotivation.com and Solid works was demonstrated by Chuck Woods. Concurrently, a Lego Practice tournament was held in the atrium, which attracted alot of attention from the public who were there for a volleyball tournament. Click here for more information and material on the Team 1334 Beta Test Red Devils Aim High November 1, 2009 The Oakville Trafalgar Robotics team is starting another season with big plans, big hopes and big robots. The team is part of the FIRST organization, and participates in robotics competitions while volunteering in the community. Hoping to build on their performances last year that qualified them for the international championships in Atlanta, Georgia last year, the team has sprung into action early in the school year. Students are already mentoring students in LEGO robotics at schools and libraries across the town, and planning for regional and provincial tournaments is already under way. Meanwhile the team was also offered a tour of the Hydroform factory in Brampton, where students were able to see first hand what robotics can do. New students are also being shown the ropes and are practicing using the shop�s machinery and the various programs on the computers. Thanks to our strong performance last year the FIRST organization has also selected our team to beta test new programs and components for this year�s competition. The team's robot, FRED, was showcased at the recent Twilight on the Lake event to give the OT parent community a feel for the high-tech capabilities of this award winning school team. The team has lofty ambitions this year and requires sponsorship. If you know of an employer who can help with a tax-deductible donation, please refer them to: www.othsrobotics.ca First World Championships in Atlanta April 24, 2009 For the first time in team history, the Red Devils qualified for the World Championships in Atlanta. This marked the realization of many years of training, hard work and learning for the team. In the tournament we competed with and against teams from Canada, the United States, Israel, Brazil and all over the world. The team arrived in Atlanta after a gruelling 16-hour overnight bus ride from Oakville. The tournament kick off began with speeches by FIRST founders Dean Kamen and Woody Flowers, and even a robot parade. The round-robin matches then began, and 349 teams in 4 divisions began play. During the round-robins our robot suffered several disappointing technical glitches, and this severely handicapped our performance. After the round-robins were complete, the team finished well out of the elite playoff rounds. The team then viewed the final matches, watching the best of the best going head to head. Closing ceremonies and awards were held in between the penultimate matches. FIRST then hosted a grand finale, with carnival games and a great festive atmosphere to top off another great season. During their spare time the team also did some sightseeing on the side, visiting Coke World and the Georgia Aquarium. This tournament marked the end of the 2008-2009 competitive season. This has been Oakville Trafalgar�s best year ever, winning the Engineering Inspiration Award at the Waterloo Regional. As finalists in Waterloo, semi-finalists in GTA and qualifying for the World Championships, it was a fantastic season for all our team members, teachers and mentors. We�d like to take this opportunity to thank all our great volunteers, mentors, sponsors, parents and students for another great year. While the tournaments are over, the team is still busy preparing a Midnight Madness exhibit, a leadership retreat, and other activities. We all hope we can build on our great results for even greater achievements next year. Read Older Articles... Oakville Trafalgar High School, 1460 Devon Road, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Site Design and Code by Cory Sulpizi. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- OTHS Red Devil Robotics TEAM 1334 _________________________________________________________________
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