Re: [PLUG] PLUG Website Maintenence

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

> My understanding was that you either need an end tag or end within the tag. 
> For example, both of the following are valid:
>
> <hr></hr>
> <hr/>
>  
One very small detail is that you need a space before the slash.  <hr />

Using either /> or </link> works as far as XHTML is concerned, but HTML 
won't accept it.  HTML prohibits end tags in link and meta tags.  There 
might be a work-around, but the closing tags are not it.

> XHTML is probably still one of the biggest current non-standards where actual 
> browser implementations are concerned. Haven't done any XHTML validation, 
> though.
Validating against XHTML is nice.  There are only a few minor 
differences compared to the HTML validator.  Here's a short list.

All tags are case sensitive and must be typed in lower case.

Values need to have quotes around them.

Every opening tag needs to have a closing tag.  Even <br>  needs to be 
typed as <br></br> or <b />.

Um...there's not much to it since I'm talking about "Transitional" 
XHTML.  Validating against strict HTML or XHTML is almost imposible for 
me because I don't want to accept the restrictions.  For example, I 
don't always want to mess with Cascading Style Sheets just to change 
font size or color.  The technology behind Web pages is becoming more 
powerful and flexible, but a the same time more difficult and stongly 
typed.  Better and worse.


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