6526 2009-02-03 23:47:01 +0000 Attempt to use HTML 3.2 or HTML 2.0 validator instead uses HTML5 validator 2009-02-03 23:59:27 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Validator check HEAD PC Linux RESOLVED DUPLICATE 6250 http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2F75.125.38.242%2F~gecoinc%2F&charset=(detect+automatically)&doctype=HTML+3.2&group=0 P2 major --- 1 austyn.bontrager dave.null ot www-validator-cvs oldest_to_newest 23424 0 austyn.bontrager 2009-02-03 23:47:01 +0000 Overview: When I explicitly instruct the Validator to validate a doctype of HTML 3.2, the validator instead validates against the HTML5 spec. Steps to Reproduce: 1) Go to the validator page http://validator.w3.org/ 2) Enter my URL (http://75.125.38.242/~gecoinc/) in the "Address" field 3) Click the "More Options" link 4) In the "Document Type" option list, select "HTML 3.2" 5) Click the "Check" button 6) The banner at the top of the results page ("Errors found while checking this document as HTML5!") indicates that the Validator is checking for HTML5, instead of HTML 3.2. An identical problem occurs when I try to validate as "HTML 2.0" or "ISO HTML". Expected Results: I expected that it would ignore the erroneous DOCTYPE declaration, and instead validate the page as HTML 3.2, and report any violations of the HTML 3.2 spec on that page. 23425 1 ot 2009-02-03 23:59:27 +0000 This is a duplicate to http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6250 which fortunately has recently been fixed in the dev version, with a stable release coming soon. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 6250 ***