Re: [WSG] Semantics, lists and links

2010-08-27 Thread glen wallis
Hi Ellen A list is semantically correct. It also has advantages for screen reader users as they can navigate lists with a simple key combination. Glen On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 2:33 AM, wrote: > * > WEB STANDARDS GROUP MAIL LIST

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Thierry Koblentz wrote: >> "/>" is not necessary  to close the meta tag. >> >> >> >> Maybe this solve the problem. > Thierry is correct, the "/" made no difference. It was put back in. Thanks all. -- Tom Livingston | Senior Interactive Developer | Media Lo

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
>> >> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > > change the above line to just that will take care of this error. > > > >> > this line will also throw an error due to too many dashes > > Thanks Jason! That's fabulous! Changing the HTML element was the trick! I can't, however, change the number of da

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
>> >> http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > > change the above line to just that will take care of this error. > > > >> > this line will also throw an error due to too many dashes > > Thanks Jason! That's fabulous! Changing the HTML element was the trick! I can't, however, change the number of da

RE: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> "/>" is not necessary to close the meta tag. > > > > Maybe this solve the problem. Imho, the "/" should make no difference, I believe the problem is that this meta is too far down in the markup. The OP should try to put that meta right after -- Regards, Thierry www.tjkdesign.com | www.ez-

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Jason Arnold
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Tom Livingston wrote: > No luck there, but thanks. Here's the head to my page: > > > http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> change the above line to just that will take care of this error. > this line will also throw an error due to too many dashes -- -

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
> That was it. I was using Paul Irish's trick with conditional comments > to feed IE's CSS w/o conditionals with this: > And when I said "w/o conditionals" I mean the traditional method, feeding IE's their own sheets. But, as I said, I'll be going back to that now. -- Tom Livingston | Senior

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:11 PM, David Dorward wrote: > > On 27 Aug 2010, at 19:30, Tom Livingston wrote: > >> Line 12, Column 21: A charset attribute on a meta element found after >> the first 512 bytes. >> >> Can anyone tell me why? > > > You have too much content before the meta tag. > That wa

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Gregorio Espadas wrote: > "/>" is not necessary  to close the meta tag. > > > > Maybe this solve the problem. > > > Gregorio Espadas > gespadas.com > @gespadas > No luck there, but thanks. Here's the head to my page: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> Title

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread David Dorward
On 27 Aug 2010, at 19:30, Tom Livingston wrote: > Line 12, Column 21: A charset attribute on a meta element found after > the first 512 bytes. > > Can anyone tell me why? You have too much content before the meta tag. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk *

Re: [WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Gregorio Espadas
"/>" is not necessary  to close the meta tag. Maybe this solve the problem. Gregorio Espadas gespadas.com @gespadas On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Tom Livingston wrote: > > In an attempt to begin "using HTML5", I am getting this error: > > Line 12, Column 21: A charset attribute on a m

[WSG] html5 issue

2010-08-27 Thread Tom Livingston
In an attempt to begin "using HTML5", I am getting this error: Line 12, Column 21: A charset attribute on a meta element found after the first 512 bytes. Can anyone tell me why? -- Tom Livingston | Senior Interactive Developer | Media Logic | ph: 518.456.3015x231 | fx: 518.456.4279 | mlinc.

[WSG] longdesc use case examples in the wild

2010-08-27 Thread Laura Carlson
Hello Everyone, The W3C HTML 5 Working Group Chairs have decided to drop the longdesc attribute from the HTML specification after a poll on the issue [1] [2]. The Chairs' Decision states that: QUOTE This issue can be reopened if new information comes up. Examples of possible relevant new inform