The <p> has to go inside the blockquote, not the other way around. You
probably also want to use the <cite> tag instead of a <span> for the name
of the quoted person.
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:46:07 +1000, Tee G. Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi, I have a block of text that uses blockquote
u
"I came because this is one of the best......"
- john doe
in my markup:
<div>
<img src="images/jd.jpg" alt="john doe" width="83" height="58" />
<blockquote>"I came because this is one of the best......"
<span>- john doe</span>
</blockquote>
It gives me validation error:
You have used character data somewhere it is not permitted to appear.
Mistakes that can cause this error include putting text directly in the
body of the document without wrapping it in a container element (such as
a <p>aragraph</p>) or forgetting to quote an attribute value (where
characters such as "%" and "/" are common, but cannot appear without
surrounding quotes).
After some reading about 'blockquote' element in xhtml strict from
google search, I added <p> tag and removed the <span>
<p><blockquote>"I came because this is one of the best......"
<span>- john doe</span>
</blockquote>
</p>
now it gives me this:
The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which
you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that
are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This might
mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've
forgotten to close a previous element.
One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a
block-level element (such as "<p>" or "<table>") inside an inline
element (such as "<a>", "<span>", or "<font>").
What am I missing?
Thanks!
tee
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