Validation!

drak3 · 13 Mar 2007 at 21:04

What you guys use?

Also whats the tick with those W3C logos around? People just put them there or there is some dynamic validation and the logo is like a "check".

Thanks!

MNuTz · 13 Mar 2007 at 21:23

drak3 said:
What you guys use?

Also whats the tick with those W3C logos around? People just put them there or there is some dynamic validation and the logo is like a "check".

Thanks!

is it just me that sees the W3C logo and thinks that it makes the site look really amaturish?

For validation i use the firefox developer toolbars built in validation tools.

Ive just validated the HTML for this reply page and got seven errors! Handy for editting CSS on the fly as well, its really helping me learn it as i can see what effects changing the code has!

lozza · 13 Mar 2007 at 21:58

MNuTz said:
is it just me that sees the W3C logo and thinks that it makes the site look really amaturish?

Depends on the logos used to be honest and if they fit within the site design

MNuTz said:
For validation i use the firefox developer toolbars built in validation tools.

Ive just validated the HTML for this reply page and got seven errors! Handy for editting CSS on the fly as well, its really helping me learn it as i can see what effects changing the code has!

Yep me too and agree it's great for learning

paulsheffII · 13 Mar 2007 at 23:21

Obligatory link

marc2003 · 13 Mar 2007 at 23:33

paulsheffII said:
Obligatory link

i like this one -

drak3 · 13 Mar 2007 at 23:50

lol, I cant find matching logos for all of them

XHTML, CSS, PHP, SQL

paulsheffII · 13 Mar 2007 at 23:56

marc2003 said:
i like this one -

Yeah smash the system

Augmented · 14 Mar 2007 at 00:11

I use the Firefox Tidy Extension as part of a set of debugging tools while developing (web-dev/firebug/operator). If it's valid, I know I can rule out that as a reason for any rendering errors. I never add any 'Validated' marks on any work I do, because it's always valid* - as it should be - there's no reason I'd want to add anything that's like saying "Wow, look at me! My car has round wheels, not square ones"

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*excusing harmless markup like proprietary attributes

lookitsjonno · 14 Mar 2007 at 00:22

MNuTz said:
is it just me that sees the W3C logo and thinks that it makes the site look really amaturish?

yes, people assume that because their site validates they can class themselves as professional web designers

psyr33n · 14 Mar 2007 at 14:58

I stopped applying them long ago.

Because at the end of the day no one cares, and those that do will do it themselves rather than click an ugly, poxy button.

Jet · 14 Mar 2007 at 15:18

I just use the online validation sites from the W3C for XHTML or CSS.

And you don' have to use their buttons. You could use a better button or just a link that fits in with your design.

I think the links are a good idea. It shows you've made an effort in the design and it generates awareness of web standards for other people.

paulsheffII · 14 Mar 2007 at 16:20

I've only used them once and that was because the site was blue, orange, dark grey and light grey and the 'steal' ones suited.

It's another selling point for your services, I know I know there's bigger things to think about, but clients like a bit of baloney.

V4NT0M · 15 Mar 2007 at 01:20

Its good to validate, really pointless to put buttons on the site to show its valid, but sometimes its nice, i stuck some nice little buttons on the bottom of my latest website, they fit with the design and I couldnt think of anything else to put there, it rounds the design off nicely.