10608 2010-09-12 10:47:39 +0000 HTML table: Incorrect validation error description 2015-08-23 07:07:34 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML Checker General unspecified PC Windows NT RESOLVED NEEDSINFO P2 major --- 1 venn85 mike www-validator-cvs oldest_to_newest 38906 0 venn85 2010-09-12 10:47:39 +0000 According to w3c, the <td> tags must be always located inside <tr> tag. An overlapping <td> outside <tr> will always invalidate a documents. However, when you validate a page with that kind of error, W3C validator will tell you have missing <table> start tag instead. Regardless of the presence of the <table> tag. To be exact, w3c will generate Error 66, "document type does not allow element "tr" here; assuming MISSING "table" start-tag" and Error 70 "70: end tag for table omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified" This could be confusing to web developer/designer relying on W3C validator to produce standard compliant webpage. Perhaps, the more proper error for a <td> outside <tr> is Error 73 (end tag for X which is not finished). Error 73 also has clear explanation regarding usage of element which requires a child element. I apologise if I submit this e-mail to the wrong component, but I do believe this issue needs to be brought up. 42443 1 mike 2010-11-11 18:15:07 +0000 please provide a test case