Topic: Invalid CSS in default theme ?

[NBK*Twitch]

I just noticed this earlier today.. When I run the default theme index.css through the validator it has three errors.


I have a picture attached below to show it. Now here is my question, why is this? I know in order to submit a theme and get it accepted you have to have valid html? Which I think is a good idea. However why is this not true for CSS and why does the default theme have invalid CSS. Making the in question code valid is not hard at all.

[Gary]

CSS validity is generally ignored for approvals.

The main reason for that is because of browser compatibility and some folks like to use CSS3.

[NBK*Twitch]

CSS validity is generally ignored for approvals.

The main reason for that is because of browser compatibility and some folks like to use CSS3.

That I can understand, I just don't understand why the default theme has invalid css. It is only 3 errors which are easily fixed.

[Arantor]

So what are these easily fixed errors? How do you know they're not done for browser compatibility? (SMF 2.0 is compatible even with IE6, remember)

[NBK*Twitch]

So what are these easily fixed errors? How do you know they're not done for browser compatibility? (SMF 2.0 is compatible even with IE6, remember)

I have the errors attached in the first post. I am pretty sure these are not done for IE6 since the fixes for IE6 has its own css.


I am not trying to cause trouble, I am simply wondering why these are not fixed since the fix is pretty simple.

[Arantor]

Pretty sure they're browser-based hacks.

[redone]

The bigger point is - does it really matter? There is three errors on the google home page as well.

Don't get me wrong, if an error really messes up how you see a page then fair enough. But as mentioned earlier those "non valid" hacks are there for a reason.

[Antechinus]

They look fine to me. Can't see why they'd be listed as invalid.

http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font.asp

The default css just lists font size and font family, which are the minimum requirements for the font tag to be valid.