For those who insert javascript code in pages and want to validate as XHTML: With HTML pages on the web you can just include the required Javascript between <script></script> and tags. When you validate the HTML on your web page the Javascript content is considered to be CDATA (character data) that is therefore ignored by the validator. The same is not true if you follow the more recent XHTML standards in setting up your web page. With XHTML the code between the script tags is considered to be PCDATA (parsed character data) which is therefore processed by the validator. (more…)

Gaining some site design experience, I can say that one of the most important things I learnt when working on my sites, is the fact that it’s very difficult (if possible?) to find a balance between coolness of the design and accessibility of web pages. Whether it is a personal blog or corporate portal, accessibility is important. It’s widely accepted that Accessibility in virtual spaces refers to making your place on the Web accessible to a wide audience. For example, many visitors have less-than-perfect vision etc. (more…)