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date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:37:09 +0100,
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Paypal button stops W3C validation
I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
The code I have is:
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5455784">
<input type="image"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif" border="0"
name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online.">
<img alt="" border="0"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
The web page is here:
http://www.g8wrb.org/
The validator complains - see
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.g8wrb.org%2F;accept=text%2Fxml%2Capplication%2Fxml%2Capplication%2Fxhtml%2Bxml%2Ctext%2Fhtml%3Bq%3D0.9%2Ctext%2Fplain%3Bq%3D0.8%2Cimage%2Fpng%2C*%2F*%3Bq%3D0.5;accept-language=en-us%2Cen%3Bq%3D0.5;accept-charset=ISO-8859-1%2Cutf-8%3Bq%3D0.7%2C*%3Bq%3D0.7
Does anyone know how I can change the Paypal mess to something that will
pass as strict HTNL?
A Google search showed others having similar issues, but I don't see any
solutions.
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date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:37:09 +0100
author: Dave
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Re: Paypal button stops W3C validation
Dave wrote:
> I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
> by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
> HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
>
Line 42: <br clear="all">
...is not valid HTML. It is XHTML. I suspect that the other issues might
stem from that...
Suck it and see...
date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:38:16 +0100
author: CJM
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Re: Paypal button stops W3C validation
In article ,
CJM wrote:
> Dave wrote:
> > I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
> > by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
> > HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
> >
>
> Line 42: <br clear="all">
>
> ...is not valid HTML. It is XHTML. I suspect that the other issues might
> stem from that...
>
> Suck it and see...
The clear="" is quite wrong, yes. But not the main problem.
Use instead a proper style. Preferably class the BR and do it in a CSS
sheet. But you could just:
<br style="clear: left;">
and, btw, to give a bit of grace when the donate button drops, on your
last li item above:
<li style="margin-bottom: 1em"><a href="/links/">Links</a></li>
or something similar
About the form though, in 4.01 Strict you need to wrap inputs:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Paypal donate -->
<!-- http://www.g8wrb.org/cancel.php and
http://www.g8wrb.org/thankyou.php -->
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<div>
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="5455784">
<input type="image"
src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/btn/btn_donate_LG.gif"
name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online.">
<img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1"
height="1">
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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dorayme
date: Thu, 28 May 2009 23:15:10 +1000
author: dorayme
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Re: Paypal button stops W3C validation
On 28 May, 12:37, Dave wrote:
> I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
> by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
> HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
So edit the code and fix them.
There's nothing scacrosanct about Paypal button code, or Google
adscripts. If they're invalid, then fix it, same as you would your own
work. Sadly they usually are wrong 8-( If you work with external ad-
serving agencies then the malformed mis-shapen crap they send your
poor readers is enough to make you weep.
date: Fri, 29 May 2009 09:41:55 -0700 (PDT)
author: Andy Dingley
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Re: Paypal button stops W3C validation
Andy Dingley wrote:
> On 28 May, 12:37, Dave wrote:
>> I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
>> by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
>> HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
>
> So edit the code and fix them.
Easy if you know how. I suspect you are a web designer by trade - I am not.
> There's nothing scacrosanct about Paypal button code, or Google
> adscripts. If they're invalid, then fix it, same as you would your own
> work. Sadly they usually are wrong 8-( If you work with external ad-
> serving agencies then the malformed mis-shapen crap they send your
> poor readers is enough to make you weep.
I must admit I am amazed at how much junk one sees in some web sites
that are designed by pros.
Have you ever tried using the Adidas web site?
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date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:53:57 +0100
author: Dave
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Re: Paypal button stops W3C validation
dorayme wrote:
> In article ,
> CJM wrote:
>
>> Dave wrote:
>>> I've added a paypal donate button to a web page, using the code provided
>>> by paypal. Now the W3C validator, which used to validate ok as strict
>>> HTML 4.01 shows lots of errors.
>>>
>> Line 42: <br clear="all">
>>
>> ...is not valid HTML. It is XHTML. I suspect that the other issues might
>> stem from that...
>>
>> Suck it and see...
>
> The clear="" is quite wrong, yes. But not the main problem.
>
> Use instead a proper style. Preferably class the BR and do it in a CSS
> sheet. But you could just:
>
> <br style="clear: left;">
Thank you. I did in fact have some CCS which did that.
> and, btw, to give a bit of grace when the donate button drops, on your
> last li item above:
>
> <li style="margin-bottom: 1em"><a href="/links/">Links</a></li>
I'll have to look at that. I have a php menu for this.
<div id="nav-menu">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.g8wrb.org/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.althorne.org/php/"><b>Uploads</b></a></li>
<?php
// Thanks to Geoff Berrow for the simpler menu
// Slightly changed, so the index.php is not seen in links.
$links=array(
"Why donate?"=>"/why_donate/",
"Mathematica"=>"/mathematica/",
"Triodes"=>"/triodes/",
"Tetrodes"=>"/tetrodes/",
"Pentodes"=>"/pentodes/",
"Bases"=>"/bases/",
"Goodies"=>"/useful-stuff/",
"Application notes"=>"/application-notes/",
"Browse"=>"/data/",
"Thanks to"=>"/thanks/",
"Goodies"=>"/useful-stuff/",
"Solaris laptop"=>"/useful-stuff/Sun/laptop/",
"Y799"=>"/y799/",
"YC156"=>"/yc156/",
"New data"=>"/recently-added/",
"WANTED"=>"/wanted/",
"Yagi Uda"=>"/yagi/",
"Help"=>"/help/",
"Links"=>"/links/"
);
foreach($links as $key=>$value){
// compare the actual file name with the data above, after
appending
index.php"
$fullfile=$value."index.php";
$f=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ;
// echo "$f $fullfile<br><br>";
if( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] !=$fullfile)
echo "<li><a href=\"$value\">$key</a></li>\n";
}
?>
</ul>
<br class="clearit">
I'll need to sort out how to add that in.
I do agree, the 'donate' button looks a bit odd.
> or something similar
>
> About the form though, in 4.01 Strict you need to wrap inputs:
Thank you. As you will see if you check it again, it now validates as
strict. I've not yet attempted to resolve the issue of the placement of
the donate button, but I will do later.
Thank you.
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date: Fri, 29 May 2009 22:58:08 +0100
author: Dave
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