Hi David. I get it, I think. In standard HTML, you don't need an end / in single tags (like br or img) and since the head section. So it isn't required in the head area. That makes sense.
But I'm rambling outside of the css relevance. I appreciate the link and explanation. Delos On Oct 4, 2006, at 11:24 AM, David Dorward wrote: > On 04/10/06, Delos Woodruff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I tried to validate a page and got a particular error. Specifically, >> because I'm using a strict html doctype, it didn't like the final > in >> the css link. >> >> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="test.css" / > > > http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/empty.html explains but the short > version is: > > The /, in HTML terms is part of a NET tag and closes the element, so > the ">" is the same as >, which isn't allowed as raw data inside > the head element. NET tags should be avoided in HTML: > http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/appendix/notes.html#h-B.3.3 > > In XHTML things are different, but if you're writing HTML, don't have > the "/". > > -- > David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk><http://blog.dorward.me.uk> > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > > HOMEPAGE http://www.artpatient.com See the Frog Pond Webcomic, sketches, caricatures and more! ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
