Beta test du validateur du W3C

[Monique]

Bonjour,

Pour les mordus, qui ne sont pas trop brouillés avec l'anglais, je relaie ce message publié par Karl Dubost sur la liste des Pompeurs :

Bonjour,

désolé pour le message en anglais. Le validateur de markup du W3C est 

releasé en beta pour test et de façon à identifier les bugs.

Si vous avez besoin de plus de détails. Dites le moi.

== Beta test for the W3C Markup Validator - version 0.7.0 beta 1 ==

I am pleased to announce that we are starting today a Beta test period

for the W3C Markup Validator, version 0.7.0 (beta 1).

                http://validator.w3.org:8001/

The W3C Markup Validation Service, also known as "HTML validator", is a

popular free service and software providing Web content authors a way to

check their documents against their grammar. The previous stable version

of the tool was released in July 2004, and we hope that this beta test

will lead to a release of a new stable version in the weeks to come.

Please send your feedback (see below for instructions) on this beta

versions through Monday, July 26, 2005.

  **  Changes  **

The new "0.7.0" version brings a number of changes and bug fixes to the

architecture, interface and documentation of the Markup Validator.

The changes are listed at

http://validator.w3.org/whatsnew.html#t2005-07-12, and include:

- Templated XHTML output

- Better feedback mechanisms

- User Interface improvements

- The return of the "direct input" validation

- Validation of documents using "custom DTDs"

- Global updates to the documentation

- ... and overall, more than 30 issues or bugs addressed.

  **  How to Test  **

In order to make the stable release as successful as possible, the tool

will have to be tested in a variety of conditions by as many people as

possible.

    * Test the new version online

In addition to the usual service, a test instance of the Markup

Validator is available online at the following address:

http://validator.w3.org:8001/

    * Send Feedback

When testing the beta version of the validator, you are invited to look

for, and report, any bug or issue you may encounter. This includes

validation bugs, software errors, User Interface issues, and other

suggestions. Bug reports regarding the recognition of document types are

particularly welcome.

Instructions for feedback are given at:

http://validator.w3.org:8001/feedback.html

It is recommended to read through these instructions, and check the

Mail archives and Bug database, before sending a new bug report to the

publicly archived mailing-list www-validator@w3.org.

    * Install the validator locally

The validator is free software, and it is possible to install it on a

local Web server. Testing whether the latest version install and runs

properly on all systems, and checking that the installation guide is

correct and up to date (see below) would be valuable. People already

maintaining a local instance of the validator are especially invited

to install and test the beta version.

A tarball of the latest version of the validator, as well as the

catalogue of grammars it uses, are available:

http://validator.w3.org/dist/validator-0_7_0b1.tar.gz

http://validator.w3.org/dist/sgml-lib-0_7_0b1.tar.gz

The installation guide is online, and distributed with the software:

http://validator.w3.org:8001/docs/install.html

  * Spread the word

As mentioned earlier, getting a high number of people to participate

to this beta test would help make it a success. If you are part of

a community of Web designers, developers, or other types of users

of the W3C Markup Validator, you may want to invite others in these

communities to participate, too. Please refer to this announcement on

the www-validator mailing-list:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-va...05Jul/0056.html

  **  Thank you  **

Many thanks to the large, great community around the validator, for

making this beta version happen. Thanks and congratulations to the

volunteers of the QA Tools development group for their contribution,

thanks to the participants of the www-validator mailing-list for

providing invaluable feedback, suggestions, and an excellent support

for every user of the tool. And finally, thank you all for participating

in this beta test.

-- Karl Dubost - http://www.la-grange.net/

[Dan]

J'ai remplacé le lien des icônes W3C en bas de page pour mettre celui de la nouvelle version du validateur.

Il est évident que l'affichage des sources est BEAUCOUP plus clair.

Dan

[Monique]

Effectivement, question présentation c'est le jour et la nuit... cela me réconciliera avec le validateur du W3C

Je teste plus en détail les explications données pour les erreurs...

[Dudu]

Aujourd'hui 08 août 2005, cette version bêta est devenue la version officielle disponible à l'adresse http://validator.w3.org/

http://validator.w3.org/whatsnew.html#t2005-08-08