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link test suite
Building a web spider or link checker isn't as simple as the number of existing instances seem to show. Lots of things to check, from the many html attributes to the intricacies of HTTP's Content-Location. In order to see a little more clearly in all this, here comes the mini "Link Test Suite".
- http
W3C Mail Search Engine gets an update
New year, new server and new features for W3C's Mail search service. Enjoy.
Testing your browser while being lazy
I have to admit something, sometimes I'm a bum. It's why I like tools which makes my life easier. I had written in the past that RDF is for the lazy person. I like also the LogValidator because it helps...
- collaboration
- css
- mobile
- qa
- quality
- svg
- test-suite
Unexpected Kanji Rotation
Recently, my XML editor gave me a surprise. This is how it should display Kanji characters: However, this is how it displayed in the editor's source text: The issue is that in the source text, the Kanji characters are rotated...
- i18n
The Tracker, Tracked
Since W3C launched the new HTML Working Group in March, over 450 people have joined. This is great, but making sense of the thousands of mail messages that followed is too much for any one person. I think the new...
- html
Validator 0.8 getting stable - what next?
With the latest release, today, of the markup validator, comes a time to give a look at its development roadmap. Among the contenders for development time: localization, support for schema languages, and a richer API. Interesting times ahead...
- dtd
- html
- html5
- relaxng
- svg
- validator
- w3c
Log Validator 1.2: new features we didn't know we wanted.
On the occasional benefit of opening a mostly-internal tool to some odd feature request: a new Log Validator sees the day, with plenty of bugs fixed.
The craft of HTML
HTML is a practical art. In a professional context, it requires precise and extensive skills. As with many popular crafts, the vast majority of people do it on their own, but only a few do it for a living. The quality of products varies a lot.
- html
- qa
- quality
- validation
- w3c
Validator 0.8.0 upgrade notes
The next version of the Markup Validator is gearing up for an upcoming release, and a really nice one. For those who are already maintaining an instance of the validator and want to play with it during the upcoming Beta test, or want to upgrade after the release, these notes will give a quick few steps to prepare the dependencies for the new validator.
Nothing is perfect (and that is why we have QA)
Brian Kelly, of UK Web Focus, gives his thoughts about bugs in validators, in an article entitled Validators Don’t Always Work. I was very impressed with the speed with which this problem was addressed and a solution deployed. [...] I...
