Re: Warning about self-closing syntax in embedded SVG within HTML file

Hi Graham,

"Michael[tm] Smith" <mike@w3.org>, 2022-09-27 17:38 +0900:
> Archived-At: <https://www.w3.org/mid/YzK2gHeFk1iFFnL3@w3.org>
> 
> Graham Bell <graham@editeur.org>, 2022-09-27 08:19 +0000:
> > Archived-At: <https://www.w3.org/mid/8C5492A0-AAF5-40D8-8A48-A6ACD61982FA@editeur.org>
> > 
> > The validators (old and nu) now provide a warning against the use of the self-closing syntax. This is fine for void elements like <br> or <meta>.
> > 
> > But should it also warn against self-closing syntax within SVG that is directly embedded within the HTML (not a separate SVG file linked using <img>)?
> > 
> > This snippet generates warnings. Is this expected behaviour? It is not the same as recommending the removal of a / from an HTML void element.
> > ...
> > <path d="M 5 35 l 60 -25 10 5 5 10" />
> > <path d="M 75 55 l 60 -25 10 5 5 10" />

This should be fixed now — the checker should not longer be warning about
SVG or MathML elements that use self-closing-tag syntax.

Thanks again for catching this and reporting. If you find that the checker
is still doing anything unexpected, please let me know.

  –Mike

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