Hi Marie, If you're going to use xhtml, you need to give every attribute a value. Your example would become:
<option value="#" selected="selected">Select a page</option> HTH, Kay. -- Kay Smoljak Senior Developer/QC Leader/Search Optimisation PerthWeb Pty Ltd - http://www.perthweb.com.au/ Ph: 08 9226 1366 - Fax: 08 9226 1375 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marie > Sent: Friday, 28 May 2004 9:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WSG] new to the list > > I'm having an issue with a drop-down menu on my page. When I > run my validator it comes up with this message & I'm not sure > how to fix it - can someone help please? > > The page is here - http://marie-str.com/faeries/tester.html > > This is the line of code I'm referring to - > <option value="#" selected>Select a page</option> > > and this is the message I get - > The attribute "selected" does not have a value. All > attributes must have a value. This is required for XHTML/XML > documents or if the option to require attribute values is enabled. > > Marie ~aka~ Vanille > About Certified XHTML Developer Level 1 > Vanille's Place - http://marie-str.com > Technicolour Rainbow - http://techrain.ca > the FlipSide - http://the-flipside.com > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
