Valid HTML 4.01 or not?

Thomas Due

Hi,

Is it just me or is it impossible to generate valid HTML code with
Visual Studio 2003 .net? I am specially thinking about the
DropDropList. When rendered it puts a language="javas cript" attribute
in the select. That is one example of an invalid tag attribute.

What can I do to ensure valid html (preferable xhtml)?
_Can_ I do something?

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Thomas Due
Software Developer
Scanvaegt Nordic A/S
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Scott

I'm using XHTML 1 transitional -- it's doable, but one has to do some rewriting; I tried for strict for a while and gave up -- too many controls just couldn't be convinced to not sprinkle extra bits I didn't want, and I didn't have time/money to rewrite the entire control library.

The biggest problem I ran into was the HTML editor/designer rewriting my HTML (like taking all of <img /> and turning them into <img> etc.) If you beat on it long enough you can get it to stop most of this --

If you really want to use XHTML, I think there's a company selling XHTML controls for ASP.NET, I've never tried them; do a google. I'm sure (hope) Whidbey will be better able to generate standard markup. I think there's an intellisense on the web for XHTML for Visual Studio -- yet another google -- that is helpful.

Good luck.
"Thomas Due" <tdue@mail_remo ve_.dk> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
Hi,

Is it just me or is it impossible to generate valid HTML code with
Visual Studio 2003 .net? I am specially thinking about the
DropDropList. When rendered it puts a language="javas cript" attribute
in the select. That is one example of an invalid tag attribute.

What can I do to ensure valid html (preferable xhtml)?
_Can_ I do something?

--
Thomas Due
Software Developer
Scanvaegt Nordic A/S
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bruce barker

another big problem is aps.nets use of underscore in system ID tags.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"Scott" <no*****@this-is-extra-hotmail.com> wrote in message news:eU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

I'm using XHTML 1 transitional -- it's doable, but one has to do some rewriting; I tried for strict for a while and gave up -- too many controls just couldn't be convinced to not sprinkle extra bits I didn't want, and I didn't have time/money to rewrite the entire control library.

The biggest problem I ran into was the HTML editor/designer rewriting my HTML (like taking all of <img /> and turning them into <img> etc.) If you beat on it long enough you can get it to stop most of this --

If you really want to use XHTML, I think there's a company selling XHTML controls for ASP.NET, I've never tried them; do a google. I'm sure (hope) Whidbey will be better able to generate standard markup. I think there's an intellisense on the web for XHTML for Visual Studio -- yet another google -- that is helpful.

Good luck.
"Thomas Due" <tdue@mail_remo ve_.dk> wrote in message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. ..
Hi,

Is it just me or is it impossible to generate valid HTML code with
Visual Studio 2003 .net? I am specially thinking about the
DropDropList. When rendered it puts a language="javas cript" attribute
in the select. That is one example of an invalid tag attribute.

What can I do to ensure valid html (preferable xhtml)?
_Can_ I do something?

--
Thomas Due
Software Developer
Scanvaegt Nordic A/S
Posted with XanaNews version 1.16.3.1

Nov 18 '05 #3

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