W3C validation issues...

[greg.harvey]

Any ideas on this? It's my JavaScripts causing validation problems. The site is at http://your.workcomms.com/ntl/

Firstly, it doesn't like onResize. Is there a way to "validly" implement an onResize?

Secondly, it doesn't like the way I use a div to discover the left-hand edge of a table and position another div accordingly. Can someone have a look at this and tell me if it's right?

Here's the W3C error output:

1. Line 91, column 522: there is no attribute "onResize" (explain...).
...nt/home-message-over.jpg')" onResize="window.location.href('default.asp');">
^
2. Line 186, column 98: an attribute value literal can occur in an attribute specification list only after a VI delimiter
...le="left:' + (getAbsoluteLeft("marker") + 540) + 'px; top:' + (getAbsoluteTop
^
3. Line 186, column 98: document type does not allow element "div" here (explain...).
...le="left:' + (getAbsoluteLeft("marker") + 540) + 'px; top:' + (getAbsoluteTop

Enlightenment sought and gratefully received! Thanks guys.

G

[rushiku]

as you're validating XHTML, it helps to remember that attributes should be lower case.

As for the rest, you might try 'hiding' the 'errors' from the XHTML validator.

[greg.harvey]

Thanks. Hiding the the other code from the validator worked, but it still isn't happy with onresize, even lower case. It claims onresize is not a valid attribute??

G

[MikeFoster]

Suggestions...

1) put all your js in a separate file.

2) don't put onresize="..." in the body tag (i don't put onload there either but that's a personal choice). In the separate js file put...

window.onload = function()
{
  MM_preloadImages(...);
}

window.onresize = function()
{
  window.location.href('default.asp');
}

[greg.harvey]

Ahhhh... fantastic! Thanks again Mike!!

[rushiku]

Sorry Greg, my bad.

A quick review of an XHTML reference reveals that onresize is no longer a valid attribute for the body tag.