On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:59:14 +1200 Don Gould increased personal carbon footprint by exciting electrons the world over with these memorable words:
> > Thanks to everyone for the heads up on some of the tools people are > using... > > err... I'm not so sure I should thank you now... > > I've just been playing about with the web tool bar, the validate > feature > is kinda... sorta... err... NOT kewl! ;) > > How many people validate their sites using the valadator and to what > standard? (Not that I've worked out how to change the standard yet). > > So far I've yet to find a valid site.... none of mine are.... (thanks > for giving me a truck load of stuff to do :) > > I guess after giving MS a bashing on Monday for only just getting > their stuff to confirm to a standard... I should at least make an > effort. > Don't feel bad, one of the regulars on the w3c validator list[1] put Alexa's top 500 website list[2] through the w3c validator[3] and was amazed to see that 6% passed[4][5], it was higher than almost everyone suspected. [1] http://validator.w3.org/feedback.html [2] http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500 [3] http://validator.w3.org/ [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-validator/2008Aug/0006.html [5] http://my.opera.com/operaqa/blog/2008/08/04/alexa-global-top-500-validation-research Remember, the validator is just a web developer tool, and if your code is valid it "might" look more consistent across a wider range of browsers. I use the xml prologue[6] combined with the @import hack[7] now as my primary browser sorter outer. [6] http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_additions_16.html [7] http://annevankesteren.nl/2005/10/ie-import-hack -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
