Hi, I've always understood that
Validation concerns the correctness of the syntax of the code, i.e. if the tags, etc. are properly coded. Well-formedness concerns the structure of the document, i.e. where in the document headings , paragraphs, etc go. Stuart . On Fri, April 27, 2007 10:09 am, Barney Carroll wrote: > Aside from namespace issues, validation deals principally with > well-formedness, as far as I'm aware. > > If someone really believes the W3C is of no concern to people focused on > building well-formed documents, they should tell us what definition of > well-formed they are using. Otherwise this thread will quickly become a > torrent of pointless opinion soup. > > > Regards, > Barney > > > Katrina wrote: >> Does the W3C validation mention >>> well-formedness? No. >>> >> >> But since the definition of valid includes well-formed, well-formed >> documents should not validate. >> >>> Please do not quote Wikipedia, when the W3C sets authoritative >>> documentation. >> >> The point with the Wikipedia was to show that it wasn't just me that >> interpreted the W3C documentation in that manner. >> >>> What do W3C say about well-formed, nothing I expect? >> >> Since well-formed applies to their standards, quite a lot I would >> imagine. >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-well-formed >> http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.1 >> http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#wellformed >> >> >> Kat > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > -- Stuart Foulstone. http://www.bigeasyweb.co.uk BigEasy Web Design 69 Flockton Court Rockingham Street Sheffield S1 4EB Tel. 07751 413451 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
