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It would be good if the html in Shopwindow could validate (http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopwindow.com%2F)
It would be even better if it were written in valid XHTML.
ushop-online
10-04-07, 13:35
Don't worry my site fails on that fault as well. Not shop window.
Perfection is not attainable.
I had to add the doctype in my head myself, which cut down from 300+ errors to just 25.
Personally, Id rather it was just HTML and not xhtml, which is what Ive done to one of mine.
Getting valid HTML is important because it takes less time for browsers to load well formed pages also you are less likely to get display problem across all browsers.
ushop-online
11-04-07, 10:36
I totally agree but pure html pages vanished with all the rise of other languages and the ability to mix'n'match.
XHTML isnt a standard, it's a 'theory' by w3c. It was created to be compatible with the new .mobi tdl, but will anyone really be buying anything off my api through a mobile? i doubt it, so I stick with the standard html.
Just a personal preference though, Im not saying you shouldn't make it xhtml valid, just saying that the html standard is fine for me.
On a slightly different yet slightly connected note. Have you ever run validation on google's homepage? Loads of errors
If you find time, run a google search then validate the top 10 results. You'll find that none of them validate. Its almost as if google don't trust truly valid pages