a complint from me

[SA™]

about a week ago i got a pm from cm team about one of my mods now i fixed most things a resubmitted it

the next pm i get says

XHTML errors

"Your Invertory" template
8 errors.
"Main Settings" template
10 errors.


but one checks them places using

http://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_input

this link link it come back saying that there is know errors

but still when i pm the cm team saying i dont see them erros all i get back from them is this

I've already noted the tool we are using to check XHTML validity. Try validating your pages using the W3 Validator.


yet i checked and double checked the mod and there IS NO invalid xhtml

so this is the reason im writing this cos i feel that im beiong taken for a ride bneing told theres xhtml erros that dont even exsist


eaither im doing it wrong wich doubt it cos how hard is it to past a link to check valid xhtml ??

or im guessing whoever is going over the mod needs to set up a new test site cos im trying it on several sites all fresh install and no error

so whats going on here am i getting taken for a ride or what ?

[SlammedDime]

You may want to try using the Web Developer extension for FireFox and use it to check your templates.  The online validator will only check your site as a guest.  Logged in as a user, there may be some invalid XHTML, and using the Web Developer extension will help narrow this down, as it submits the HTML of your site as YOU see it, now how the validator sees it.

[SA™]

this one ?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60

[SlammedDime]

Correct...

And I checked your mod myself (I haven't been a part of it's approval process), and the issue on your Main Settings page is on line 26 of your admin template

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<td width="40%"><input type="checkbox" name="',$option,'"',(($modSettings[$det[0]] == '1') ? 'checked="checked"' : ''),' /></td>


You need a space between ' and checked...

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<td width="40%"><input type="checkbox" name="',$option,'"',(($modSettings[$det[0]] == '1') ? ' checked="checked"' : ''),' /></td>


The resulting html looks something like
<input type="checkbox" name="enableshop"checked="checked" />
Which is obviously invalid as there must be a space between " and checked
<input type="checkbox" name="enableshop" checked="checked" />


So no, the cust. team isn't really taking you for a ride, there are valid errors in your HTML

[SA™]

oh yes i see now thank you i guess i owe the cm team an appoligy


thank you for you time

[SlammedDime]

You're welcome...
Also keep in mind, the validator CANNOT validate any admin pages on your site, as the validator only sees your site as a guest, and therefore will only validate a login page, which obviously will be correct.

[SA™]

yeah i feel like a right prat now lol i actualy fault i was going mad lol