RE: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-06 Thread Berman, Pamela E
onger validates ... sigh ... Pam > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rowan - > RMW Web Publishing > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 7:32 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Rowan - RMW Web Publishing
Those coders that are knowingly writing invalid code (be it a "trade off" or sheer laziness) should be honest with themselves and stop trying to kid their viewers. Not only are you (like Nic said) weakening the value of the button for everyone but you will likely be found out (and to me - that w

RE: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Nic
Thanks for the great responses so far :) Marco wrote: > Most sites that bear these buttons were actually compliant when they were launched / created. > However in the real world this sometimes slightly deteriorates when stuff is added / removed > / modified. That's a fair enough comment. Thin

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
kvnmcwebn wrote: How difficult is it to jump to strict from transitional doctypes? Not difficult at all in most cases - unless you need to 'target' links. - Take a Transitional document and put a Strict DTD on top. HTML4 or XHTML 1.0. - Send it through the validator. - Remove any non-strict pre

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
kvnmcwebn wrote: How difficult is it to jump to strict from transitional doctypes? Is it a whole other ballgame or just a matter of dotting your t's and crossing your i's? HTML 4 strict is really just dotting and crossing. for XHTML 1.0 transitional to XHTML 1.0 strict you should really know

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Ben . Winter-Giles
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RE: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread kvnmcwebn
Patrick wrote: "Any new developments should really be done in a strict doctype, IMHO." How difficult is it to jump to strict from transitional doctypes? Is it a whole other ballgame or just a matter of dotting your t's and crossing your i's? -best kvnmwebn *

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Christian Montoya
On 1/5/06, Leslie Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to know about a site that is XHTML 1.0 Transitional; what would > be the purpose in that, and would you say that should be served as > application-type/xhtml+xml, or text/html? A lot of the reading I've done > has been rather confusing,

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Patrick H. Lauke
Leslie Riggs wrote: I'd like to know about a site that is XHTML 1.0 Transitional; > and what about those XHTML Transitional DTDs? Not going to start the debate on whether one should use HTML 4 strict or XHTML 1.0 strict / 1.1, but as far as transitional doctypes go, i'd say that they shoul

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Paul Novitski
At 10:24 PM 1/4/2006, Nic wrote: You go to a site, and it proudly claims xhtml/css/wai compliance. You do a quick check, and discover that the code wouldn't pass xhtml 1.0 compliance, let alone the 1.1 strict they claim! Their css is a mess. ... This upsets me on several levels. ... Nic,

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Leslie Riggs
I'd like to know about a site that is XHTML 1.0 Transitional; what would be the purpose in that, and would you say that should be served as application-type/xhtml+xml, or text/html? A lot of the reading I've done has been rather confusing, particularly when I go and see sites served as XHTML 1.

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Christian Montoya
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:07:42 +0100 > Marco van Hylckama Vlieg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm one of these site owners :) > > > > I can explain it though. Most sites that bear these > >buttons were actually compliant when they were launched / > >created. > > However in the real world this so

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Steve Ferguson
On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:07:42 +0100 Marco van Hylckama Vlieg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm one of these site owners :) I can explain it though. Most sites that bear these buttons were actually compliant when they were launched / created. However in the real world this sometimes slightly dete

RE: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Jes Bigum
Hi Nic. Good Question, but I think that people just dont know, Maybe a wordlist at webstandardsgroup.org, and other webplaces alike would help, a wordlist that in a very short manner explains the most important terms in a short and mayby allegoric manner (sure a ship with a enginge of chewing gu

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Marco van Hylckama Vlieg wrote: ... In 1 or 2 months I'll be launching a redesign and the site will probably comply again. After that the same thing will probably happen again. Such is life. It doesn't have much to do with incompetence or lack of respect for standards. It's a focus thing re

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-05 Thread Marco van Hylckama Vlieg
I'm one of these site owners :) I can explain it though. Most sites that bear these buttons were actually compliant when they were launched / created. However in the real world this sometimes slightly deteriorates when stuff is added / removed / modified. It has nothing to do with 'having no cl

Re: [WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-04 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Nic wrote: You go to a site, and it proudly claims xhtml/css/wai compliance. You do a quick check, ... Gosh. Don't do that!!! Just think of all the hard work those poor "web designers" had to do just to get hold of those buttons and create those links. Might have taken them several minutes ;-)

[WSG] Claiming compliance when a site doesn't' actually comply

2006-01-04 Thread Nic
I'd be interested to know what this group's take is on a practice I seem to find more and more. You go to a site, and it proudly claims xhtml/css/wai compliance. You do a quick check, and discover that the code wouldn't pass xhtml 1.0 compliance, let alone the 1.1 strict they claim! Their css is