missing "cols" error

[bottledg]

Hi there,

I am using the latest version (10.0211) and I read in the version notes that as of 10.0200 that the validator would not generate error messages for missing cols in text area boxes for html5 but it would for html4.

I was validating a page using xhtml strict and I did not get the missing cols error for one of my text area boxes. However, if I put the same page through the W3C validator it reports that i am missing the cols attribute.

Is there a work around for this or will I have to wait for the next update?

Thanks in advance.

Fadi

[Albert Wiersch]

Hello,

Thanks for the report. I've made a small change to the config file that should fix this problem & check for the "rows" and "cols" attributes in XHTML documents. Please download the updated config file here:
http://www.htmlvalidator.com/htmlvalV100cfg.zip

There is a readme file included to tell you how to install it. I've also quoted it below:

The included htmlvalV100.cfg file should replace the currently installed htmlvalV100.cfg file or files on your system.

This file should be located in the directory where you installed HTML Validator and in your Application Data directory if you have one.

This is something like
C:\Program Files\HTMLValidator100\htmlvalV100.cfg
and
for Vista and Windows 7: C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\AI Internet Solutions\CSE HTML Validator\10.0
for Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\AI Internet Solutions\CSE HTML Validator\10.0\htmlvalV100.cfg


After replacing the old configuration file (or files) with the new one, make sure that HTML Validator is using it by loading the new configuration file into HTML Validator or by restarting HTML Validator so that it rereads the new configuration at startup.

If you have problems with the new configuration file, then you may need to upgrade csevalidator.dll to use a new configuration file. csevalidator.dll is the program that reads and understands the configuration file.

You can verify exactly what configuration file is being used by loading CSE HTML Validator and going to Options->Validator Engine Options, General tab and seeing what file is specified for the "Default configuration file".

[bottledg]

Thank you for the quick reply.

I tested the new config file and it solved the problem.
Thank you for your help.

[Albert Wiersch]

You're welcome! I'm happy to help.