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; Valid HTML | |||
* Why is valid code important ? | |||
* Validation strategies | |||
==== Teaching materials ==== | ==== Teaching materials ==== | ||
* [[HTML and XHTML validation and repair]] | |||
==== Classroom activities ==== | ==== Classroom activities ==== | ||
; Monday | |||
We will look at three kinds of validation tools: | |||
* Various online services, in particular the [http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/ W3C Quality Assurance Tools] | |||
* Using browser extensions in Firefox | |||
* Using validation tools in your [[web authoring system]] | |||
There are several types of validation tools: | |||
* HTML/XHTML validation | |||
* CSS validation | |||
* Links checking (are they broken ?) | |||
* Accessibility checking (can impaired people use the web site) | |||
The [http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/ W3C Quality Assurance Tool set] includes several tools | |||
# http://validator.w3.org/ (Markup Validation Service) | |||
#* You can enter a URL, upload file or directly copy/paste code | |||
#* Supported formats (Sept 2009): HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML | |||
# http://validator.w3.org/checklink (W3C Links Checker) | |||
# http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ (on line CSS validation service) | |||
#* URL validation: You can enter either an HTML/XHTML URL or just a CSS | |||
#* Alternatively you can upload a CSS file (and pick the CSS profile). | |||
# Other tools, e.g. a Feed validator are available from the [http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/ Quality page] ... | |||
Using web browser development tools | |||
* Use of [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/249 HTML Validator] (install it if you didn't do it on week2). Basically you just go ''View-Source'' and look at the errors. | |||
Using Tidy inside NoteTab light | |||
* This may not work (since Tidy must installed on your computer) | |||
Using the tidy program | |||
* You can get various flavors from [http://tidy.sourceforge.net/ SourceForge] | |||
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tidy/ download HTML Tidy] | |||
==== Homework ==== | ==== Homework ==== | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 4 September 2009
Week 3
Topics Covered
- Valid HTML
- Why is valid code important ?
- Validation strategies
Teaching materials
Classroom activities
- Monday
We will look at three kinds of validation tools:
- Various online services, in particular the W3C Quality Assurance Tools
- Using browser extensions in Firefox
- Using validation tools in your web authoring system
There are several types of validation tools:
- HTML/XHTML validation
- CSS validation
- Links checking (are they broken ?)
- Accessibility checking (can impaired people use the web site)
The W3C Quality Assurance Tool set includes several tools
- http://validator.w3.org/ (Markup Validation Service)
- You can enter a URL, upload file or directly copy/paste code
- Supported formats (Sept 2009): HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML
- http://validator.w3.org/checklink (W3C Links Checker)
- http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ (on line CSS validation service)
- URL validation: You can enter either an HTML/XHTML URL or just a CSS
- Alternatively you can upload a CSS file (and pick the CSS profile).
- Other tools, e.g. a Feed validator are available from the Quality page ...
Using web browser development tools
- Use of HTML Validator (install it if you didn't do it on week2). Basically you just go View-Source and look at the errors.
Using Tidy inside NoteTab light
- This may not work (since Tidy must installed on your computer)
Using the tidy program
- You can get various flavors from SourceForge