Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Alan Gresley wrote: Then this is what feedback you can give. Take this string. svg {opacity:0.5} The report back is. Property opacity doesn't exist in CSS level 2.1 but exists in : 0.5 0.5 A little over a week ago, it did say "but exists in CSS level 3" Fine, so we agree : the validator

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Dec 31, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: > @font-face > { > font-family:foo; > } > > Here is what the validator says : > >> Property font-family doesn't exist in CSS level 2.1 but exists in : foo foo I would argue that the first error _per CSS 2.1_ in this i

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Alan Gresley
On 1/01/2011 12:26 AM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: So : I have simplified Rory's "all.css" down to the shortest fragment than can generate a diagnostic from the validator : @font-face { font-family:foo; } Here is what the validator says : Property font-family doesn't exist in CSS

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
So : I have simplified Rory's "all.css" down to the shortest fragment than can generate a diagnostic from the validator : @font-face { font-family:foo; } Here is what the validator says : Property font-family doesn't exist in CSS level 2.1 but exists in : foo foo Would other CSS-D m

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Bjoern Hoehrmann
* Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: >What, for example, does it mean by > > 2Value Error : font-family > Property font-family doesn't exist in CSS > level 2.1 but exists in : 'Titillium Text22L > Bold' 'Titillium Text22L Bold' > >or > > Property

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Alan Gresley wrote: Property src doesn't exist : url('../fonts/TitilliumText22L005-webfont.eot') url('../fonts/TitilliumText22L005-webfont.eot') Which is almost the same as you were seeking. No it's not : it's totally different. What I am seeking is a mention of this property "src" that doe

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Before providing feedback, David, I am trying to establish whether there is a real problem or whether there is an error of perception. Which is why it would be nice to try and achieve consensus on this list as to whether or not the validator is behaving aberrantly before raising it with the W3C V

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Alan Gresley
On 31/12/2010 11:31 PM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: Alan Gresley wrote: [snip] If you have this via direct input. body { margin: 10px; src: url('../fonts/TitilliumText22L005-webfont.eot'); padding: 20px; } You get this. Property src doesn't exist : url('../fonts/TitilliumText22

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread David Laakso
On 12/31/10 7:31 AM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: I am sorry, Alan, the validator seems to be a complete and utter mess at the moment, no matter how generously you seek to defend its aberrant behaviour. Philip Taylor "How to provide feedback on w3c's CSS Validation Service"

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Alan Gresley wrote: What the validator sees it as is not my point; what I was expecting was a meaningful diagnostic, such as 2 Value Error : font-family Property font-family doesn't exist in CSS level 2.1 but exists in CSS level 3 Firstly it treats this as valid CSS2.1. (snip) OK, but t

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Alan Gresley
On 31/12/2010 10:16 PM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: Alan Gresley wrote: What do you inspect to happen with embed font? The validator sees your CSS as junk. Why don't you try to validate as CSS3.

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
Alan Gresley wrote: What do you inspect to happen with embed font? The validator sees your CSS as junk. Why don't you try to validate as CSS3.

Re: [css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Alan Gresley
On 31/12/2010 7:44 PM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote: I don't know if it is just a case of excessive nostalgia, but am I alone in thinking that the W3C CSS service is not what it once was (in terms of Q.A., that is) ? I ask because I have recently thrown a number of putatively CSS docume

[css-d] W3C CSS Validation Service

2010-12-31 Thread Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)
I don't know if it is just a case of excessive nostalgia, but am I alone in thinking that the W3C CSS service is not what it once was (in terms of Q.A., that is) ? I ask because I have recently thrown a number of putatively CSS documents at it, the most recent being : http://jigsaw.w3.o