mac site check (was Re: [thelist] Suggestions for Mac test environment)

Erika Meyer emeyer at lclark.edu
Wed Aug 15 18:32:39 CDT 2001


>The frameset...it is IFRAME and yes, this is not supported by many
>browsers.

IE5 Mac is a standards-compliant browser.

<snip>
>So what I would like to know right
>now, is what migth be causing this exact problem (that nothing works on
>Mac IE), I`m sure this is actualyl just one-two minor things that Mac
>doesnt like, but what might they be...

I don't think it's the Mac, I think it's your code.

Aylard is right.  When you have valid HTML, or something close to it, 
and there are still the same problems, then you might ask us to help 
you troubleshoot.

Otherwise, we're just doing clean up work the same as we'd do on our 
own sites, getting the code to validate, etc.

If this were MY site, the first thing I'd do is ditch the multiple 
head & body tags. I understand WHY they are coming up; it doesn't 
make them valid.  The next thing I'd do is fix the IFRAME tags.

<validator quote>
Error: end tag for element "IFRAME" which is not open; try removing 
the end tag or check for improper nesting of elements (explanation...)
*	Line 386, column 151:
<snip>
*	Line 388, column 122:
</validator>

I will wager that fixing the head/body/html/ and iframe tags will fix your doc.

BTW <title></title> is the only REQUIRED tag in an HTML document. 
All the others are optional.  But if you use other tags, you should 
do it properly.

Erika

>  > Nothing works in Mac IE5.
>>
>>  You have multiple <HTML> tags, multiple <body> tags, and your
>>  frameset has issues.
>>
>>  <wrap>
>  > 
>http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hitmixuk.com%2F&doctype=HTML+4.01+Transitional
>>  </wrap>
>  >
>>  Erika
>>
>>  >  A bit of OT, but all Mac owners, could you check http://www.hitmixuk.com
>  > >a

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