According to the W3C Validator -- http://validator.w3.org/ -- self- closing tags don't pass validation when the doctype is HTML 4.01 Strict, but they do pass when the doctype is HTML 4.01 Transitional.
The validator links to this article -- http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/empty.html -- which gives the following advice: "If you start using XHTML features like <hr />, don't expect your documents to validate against an HTML DOCTYPE. They need to be converted to comply with XHTML requirements as a whole, including the use of an XHTML DOCTYPE." On Sep 11, 4:49 pm, "Gabe da Silveira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/11/07, Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Is the trailing-slash-to-auto-close output that we (are/were) discussing > > invalid HTML 4? I know it's something you don't often see anywhere except > > in XML, but is it *actually* illegal in HTML? It seems to me that, if the > > slash is legal but just odd, we could leave the slash in an get XHTML > > *and* > > HTML compatibility in one hit. > > My impression is that it is NOT legal HTML, but I could be wrong about that. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
