XHTML Complaint?

[Guest]

Is there anything that can make it easier for an asp.net developer create a XHTML complaint page?

Thanks,
Harold

 

[Showjumper]

What specific problems are you having?

 

[Guest]

Well. Like <br /> turn to <br> if I go from html view to design view and edit stuff. Also quotes disappear.

 

[Craig Deelsnyder]

Well. Like <br /> turn to <br> if I go from html view to design view and edit stuff. Also quotes disappear.

Unfortunately you can't totally turn off the reformatting vs.net does.
There are some options to turn alot off, but it always does, even in
vs.net 2003 some still happens. Whidbey is supposed to be the end-all
solution where you can stop it totally.

Does <br></br> work? Couldn't remember if I tried that before....

Otherwise, you may have to do your final pass after doing your design
work, at the last possible minute...

 

[Craig Deelsnyder]

Unfortunately you can't totally turn off the reformatting vs.net does.
There are some options to turn alot off, but it always does, even in
vs.net 2003 some still happens. Whidbey is supposed to be the end-all
solution where you can stop it totally.

Does <br></br> work? Couldn't remember if I tried that before....

Otherwise, you may have to do your final pass after doing your design
work, at the last possible minute...

Oh! and i think there is an option to have it insert quotes around
attributes. Check out hte Options menu...

 

[Guest]

Thanks for you reply. I'm going to try your suggestions and I'll let you and everyone else know if it works

Harol

 

[Joerg Jooss]

Is there anything that can make it easier for an asp.net developer
create a XHTML complaint page?

It's not pretty, but you could use a filter that runs HtmlTidy over the
response stream (see http://tidy.sourceforge.net/)

 

[Teemu Keiski]

Also, becoming ASP.NET 2 will be XHTML compliant, that's the plan. See:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2003/11/25/39620.aspx

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Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist

Is there anything that can make it easier for an asp.net developer
create a XHTML complaint page?

It's not pretty, but you could use a filter that runs HtmlTidy over the
response stream (see http://tidy.sourceforge.net/)