Ok, I figured out by trial and error that SELECTED="selected" is wrong, but selected="selected" is correct, but I still don't see a link anywhere to the correct syntax. I figure if a validator is going to say "that's wrong" they ought to provide a link so you can find out what's right.
Don't you think? Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com .com,.net,.org domains from AUD$20/Year -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Kear Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2004 9:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] Select form element doesnt validate I'm trying to validate a page, and I'm getting this error. Line 183, column 28: the name and VI delimiter can be omitted from an attribute specification only if SHORTTAG YES is specified And also .. Line 184, column 29: there is no attribute "SELECTED" I have two problems with this . I tried to find what the syntax of this should be, and couldn't find a link anywhere to the actual syntax definition. I don't know what a VI Delimiter is, and looked for a definition. I'd have thought that W3C would have it somewhere linked to the validator, but not where I can see. And also I was sure that SELECTED="selected" was correct, but apparently not. Again I looked for the dinkum definition but couldn't find it. Anyone know where it is? Here's the code for the offending form element involved: <label for="Referredby">Referred By:</label><select id="Referredby" name="Referredby" > <option value="0" selected>Search Engine</option> <option value="5" SELECTED = "Selected" >Heard about the site on the radio</option> <option value="1" >Web Ring</option> <option value="2" >E-Mail</option> <option value="3" >Friend</option> <option value="4" >Just Surfed In</option> </select> Cheers Mike Kear AFP Webworks Windsor, NSW, Australia http://afpwebworks.com .com, .net, .org etc domains start at A$20/year ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
