[thelist] Fwd: Public beta test of the Markup Validator
Liorean
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Wed Oct 23 01:20:00 CDT 2002
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>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 06:24:06 +0900
>From: Olivier Thereaux <ot at w3.org>
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> -=====================================================================-
> | Public Beta Test of The |
> | W3C MarkUp Validation Service |
> -=====================================================================-
>
>After about a year of saying "Real Soon Now[tm]", a new version of the
>W3C MarkUp Validation Service is now available for testing.
>
> <URL:http://validator.w3.org:8001/>
>
>
>This is a public beta test of the new version before it is released in
>production. This implies that the code is _not_ ready for use in a
>production environment. If you are making a "Mission Critical" use of the
>validator you should not rely on this beta version. On a more general
>note, please remember that the Markup validator software and service are
>provided as is and with no warranty.
>
>
>There is no fixed schedule for the final release of this new version, but
>we sincerely hope to get it out the door before the end of the year; much
>sooner if we can manage it. Depending on the amount and nature of the
>feedback we recieve the release may be dubbed "Final Release" in a matter
>of weeks!
>
>We are looking for feedback on all aspects of the MarkUp Validator, but we
>are in particular interested to hear from people who experience problem
>with the new version that do not exist in the current stable release. Other
>specific areas we are particularly interested in feedback on include:
>
> * Problems with the current stable release that are fixed in
> the new version.
>
> * The new website and user interface.
>
> * Any and all problems related to the Accessibility of the web
> interface and website[0].
>
> * The documentation (Yes, Virginia, there really _is_ documentation
> for the MarkUp Validator!).
>
> * Missing features[1] etc.
>
>But don't let that hold you back! We are looking for any and all feedback
>-- good or bad! -- for all aspects of the service. Don't hesitate to drop
>us a note no matter how little the issue. In particular, don't assume
>something is so obvious that we're surely aware of it! Send it in anyways.
>Really!
>
>
>C O N T A C T:
>
> The main contact point for feedback on the W3C MarkUp Validation
> Service is the publically archived mailinglist <www-validator at w3.org>.
> You can subscribe to this list by sending a message to
>
> <www-validator-request at w3.org>
>
> with the word "subscribe" in the Subject field. To view the archives of
> this list you can visit
>
> <URL:http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-validator/>.
>
> Several of the developers also frequent the IRC channel #validator
> on OPN (irc.openprojects.net).
>
>
>W H A T ' S N E W
>
> The majority of changes in this new version are either bug fixes or
> internal restructuring to facilitate future development. Significant
> changes include:
>
> * Valid Result Pages now show more human readable results and less
> technical detail. This behaviour may be changed if significant
> negative feedback surfaces (so don't forget to send us feedback!).
>
> * Character Encoding issues are more fully handled and the majority of
> the Character Encoding related code has been rewritten. This should
> mean better and more robust handling of Character Encodings --
> particularly for non-US/European Encodings -- but is also stricter
> with sloppy encoding declarations and malformed encoded documents
> (Windows-1252 users take note!).
>
> * Source Code is now always displayed if a page contains errors.
>
> * More error message now have explanations, and the explanations have
> been improved. We are still looking for contributions of more
> explanations and improvements of the existing explanations.
>
> * Many more Document Types are supported, and many DTDs have been
> updated to more recent versions.
>
> * An ecclectinc assortment of minor tweaks and changes that have
> accumulated over the past year; too numerous and finicky to be
> mentioned. :-)
>
>
>C R E D I T S
>
> The W3C MarkUp Validator was created by Gerald Oskoboiny and is
> now maintained by members of the W3C QA Activity Team and external
> collaborators. The W3C Team Contacts for the W3C MarkUp Validator
> are Olivier Thereaux <ot at w3.org> and Dominique Hazaël-Massieux
> <dom at w3.org>. Much of the i18n code was written from scratch by
> Martin Dürst <duerst at w3.org>.
>
> Significant external contributions were made by many, including:
>
> * Aaron Swartz * Jim Ley * Nick Kew
> * Christian Smith * Karl Dubost * Olivier Thereaux
> * Dan Connolly * Liam Quinn * Sean Palmer
> * Hugo Haas * Martin Dürst * Ville Skyttä
>
> In addition, the developers would like to acknowledge the following
> people who have contrubuted suggestions, bug reports, and feeback:
>
> * Björn Hörhmann
> * Peter K. Sheerin
>
> As well as the many many good people on www-validator who have
> contributed of their time and experience to help improve the
> Validator. Many thanks to you all!
>
>
>
>[0] - Please note that while we've made some advances towards making the
> MarkUp Validator Accessible, there are still likely to be many issues
> remaining and they probably will not be dealt with this time around.
> If you can volunteer any time towards helping us with this, please
> drop us a note to that effect. When we start the work -- in a future
> version -- we'll need help with the Accessibility aspects from the
> early development work and close cooperation with testers and
> collaborators with Accessibility experience.
>
>[1] - Please note that the featureset for this release of the MarkUp
> Validator is largely frozen -- with a few key exceptions -- and
> any feedback on new features will go into the development effort
> for the next version (which will happen in paralell with
> maintenance releases).
>
>--
>Olivier Thereaux - W3C
>http://www.w3.org/People/olivier | http://yoda.zoy.org
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