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Bug 7155 - CHARACTER_ENCODING messages: the "first child" rule for the meta element should be explained
Summary: CHARACTER_ENCODING messages: the "first child" rule for the meta element shou...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: mobileOK Basic checker
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Web interface (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 normal
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Assignee: fd
QA Contact: fd
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Reported: 2009-07-28 09:08 UTC by fd
Modified: 2009-09-01 16:22 UTC (History)
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Description fd 2009-07-28 09:08:14 UTC 
When character encoding is precised using a "meta" element, it is only taken into account provided that the "meta" element is the first child of the "head" element. This should be explained. The error message cannot be understood otherwise.
Comment 1 fd 2009-09-01 16:22:12 UTC 
CHARACTER_ENCODING_SUPPORT messages completed with more precise info, in particular to:
- explain that character encoding may have to be declared twice in the markup when the content is served as HTML and when the encoding is not declared in the HTTP headers.
- explain that only the first child of the document's head element is considered when looking for a character meta declaration.