Building a Basic CSS Layout Part 3
This is the third part of a three-part tutorial on creating a basic CSS layout. If you have landed on Part 3 first, please go to Part 1, which covers the initial page set-up.
For the purposes of Part 3, you will need your new "index.html" page (or "test.html") and its corresponding stylesheet. Please open them in your preferred HTML editor.
- Validating is the process of making sure your code is written properly. When things are not working as you want them to work, it is often the case that there is something wrong with the code. Validating will help you fix any errors you have and will help make your page function properly.
We are going to be using three validators, each of which work in a similar manner:
- W3C XHTML Validator
- W3C CSS Validator
- Bobby, which checks for accessibility
To use any of these validators, simply click on the validator link, type the URL (you may see this written as 'URI'), and click the validate button. You will then get a report telling you if the page validates as acceptible
or if there are errors
If there are errors, the error report will point them out to you line-by-line and offer suggestions for how to fix them. When using Bobby, please select Section 508 (Section 508 are the guidelines the University of Texas uses so we'll be using them as well).
