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> Laserlight wrote:

I use Netscape Gold 3.0 for the basis, then munge by hand. I really must
document the code too...

> Not MS's fault, except that when I previewed the page (IE4) everything

I can't really blame MS for this. Sure IE4 "ignores" the lack of

> On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:

> Laserlight wrote:

document HTML? that's a new one on me!

> > Not MS's fault, except that when I previewed the page (IE4)
everything
> > looked okay.

this is how things are supposed to work: the rule of thumb for internet
software is to be conservative in what you transmit (ie stick to the protocol)
and liberal in what you receive (ie allow substantial deviations to allow for
bad software at the other end). it's not a bad maxim for internet users, too
...

> Great in a browser, but absolutely the worst in a checker...

what would be nice is if the browser flagged or logged errors in the html.
maybe a little animated icon of Tim Berners-Lee jumping up and down in
fury.

Tom

> On 24 Feb 99, at 23:24, Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:

> What would be nicer is if I could think of a way to make this even
Er.. quite. sorry.

I'll say hello while I'm here. I've been away for quite a while, but a large
part of that is due to a rather nasty car accident I was in at Christmas

time. I'm on the mend now (thanks for asking) and I hope I'll be able to make
some useful contribution, even if I can only currently type with one hand at
any speed...

                        TTFN
                                Jon

> Thomas Anderson wrote:

> > I use Netscape Gold 3.0 for the basis, then munge by hand. I really

Well, some people when learning HTML like viewing the source. A few comments
as to what bits do only adds maybe 10% to the size (and hence loading time),
and can be truly helpful. Of course if you then edit it using a Microsoft HTML
editor, the comments get removed from their true locations and get heaped down
the bottom. AGH!
Anyway HTML is just another special-purpose programming language... so I
have an instinctive reaction to comment it!

> > I can't really blame MS for this. Sure IE4 "ignores" the lack of

Heck, it's not just "not a bad" maxim for the Internet, it's 100% essential
when making any software that works! When I made Combat Systems for a living,
every single module had to pass two seperate tests: would it always and
forever only give Kosher data (yes, one time it was for a submarine for the
Israeli Defence Force), and would it be able to extract the last possible
ounce of useful data from utter crap that it was given as input.

> > Great in a browser, but absolutely the worst in a checker...

Tim Berners-Lee? Sorry, the reference is lost on me. Anyway, what would
be nice is if you could set a switch on the browser, one that would give

After seeing this thread I created a couple of HTML pages with numerous HTML
errors (missing and misplaced tags) and then used a current build of IE 5 to
'Analyze' the page (right click on page, Properties, Analyze). I couldn't
create a page that would give me anything different than a "No errors found."
message.

I'll do some snooping with the product group and see if I can find out what
the deal is. Sounds pretty broken to me.

Thanks, Nathan

> -----Original Message-----
everything
> > looked okay.

> At 3:48 AM -0800 2/24/99, Thomas Anderson wrote:

iCab, a new browser from our friends in Germany does have an error log. It's
Mac only, but pretty spiffy

Welcome back!

* we're talking about the list now, that has to be an improvement *

> At 3:37 AM -0800 2/24/99, Jonathan White wrote: