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Bug 6984 - CSS3 will not validate with HTML4 and 5
Summary: CSS3 will not validate with HTML4 and 5
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: CSSValidator
Classification: Unclassified
Component: CSS 3 (show other bugs)
Version: CSS Validator
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
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Reported: 2009-06-01 07:37 UTC by Ed Parton
Modified: 2012-09-21 15:05 UTC (History)
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Description Ed Parton 2009-06-01 07:37:34 UTC 
The " & " in the finished "validated" CSS link will not validate HTML 4 and the new HTML5.  HTML5 is certainly not ready yet, but you can't validate CSS3 with the " & " in the code for your webpage, but then you won't validate HTML4.  When you change the " & " to " & " , HTML4 will validate but the validation link for CSS3 (and CSS2) ceases to function.

When will the CSS " & " validated link be compatible with at least HTML 4.01 validation?  (and also HTML5?)

Just want to help if I can.
Comment 1 Ed Parton 2009-06-01 07:41:57 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0) MEANT TO TYPE CAN not can't
The " & " in the finished "validated" CSS link will not validate HTML 4 and the
new HTML5.  HTML5 is certainly not ready yet, but you  ! CAN ! validate CSS3 with the " & " in the code for your webpage, but then you won't validate HTML4. 

When you change the " & " to " & " , HTML4 will validate but the validation
link for CSS3 (and CSS2) ceases to function.

When will the CSS " & " validated link be compatible with at least HTML 4.01
validation?  (and also HTML5?)
Just want to help if I can.
Comment 2 Ed Parton 2009-06-01 07:42:43 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0) MEANT TO TYPE CAN not can't
The " & " in the finished "validated" CSS link will not validate HTML 4 and the
new HTML5.  HTML5 is certainly not ready yet, but you  ! CAN ! validate CSS3 with the " & " in the code for your webpage, but then you won't validate HTML4. 

When you change the " & " to " & " , HTML4 will validate but the validation
link for CSS3 (and CSS2) ceases to function.

When will the CSS " & " validated link be compatible with at least HTML 4.01
validation?  (and also HTML5?)
Just want to help if I can.
Comment 3 Alex Trenta 2010-02-03 13:28:29 UTC 
If i replace & with %26 the problem persists, i can validate with XHTML 1.0 Strict, but the validation link for CSS3 ceases to function.
This is a serius problem for me.
Comment 4 carine bournez 2012-09-21 15:05:26 UTC 
If you embed this link in HTML by hand, you must indeed escape the &. Using & does not break the link and it is HTML-valid.