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LEICJDN1

LEICJDN1

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Hello,

Using CSS so posting here but ?Javascrfipt problem (or just a simple html problem I am too dumb to solve?)

All of my HTML validates as XHTML strict except a small javascript line to open a new window when an image link is clicked.

THis line generates the following error:

Line 66, column 37: an attribute value specification must be an attribute value literal unless SHORTTAG YES is specified

^
Line 66, column 59: an attribute value must be a literal unless it contains only name characters (explain...)
^

The offending line of code is:

<span style=&quot;cursor:pointer&quot; onclick=javascript:window.open(&quot;ecgimages/page01/page01large.html&quot;,&quot;blank&quot;,&quot;toolbar=no,width=806,height=658,left=150,top=0&quot;)><img src=&quot;ecgimages/page01/page01small.gif&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;An example of an ecg&quot; class=&quot;right&quot; /></span>

The header to my page is as follows:

<!DOCTYPE html
PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN&quot;
&quot;
<html xmlns=&quot; xml:lang=&quot;en&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;>

<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?>

Can paste the full page if needed. Not uploaded yet.

Any ideas how I can get this line of Javascript to validate?

All help much appreciated.

JDN
 
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XHTML must ve valid xml. Valid xml must have all attributes enclosed in double quotes &quot;&quot;. Your onclick handler doesn't have quotes and therefore is not a 'literal' by XML standards.

Try:
[tt]
<span style=&quot;cursor:pointer&quot; onclick=&quot;javascript:window.open('ecgimages/page01/page01large.html','blank','toolbar=no,width=806,height=658,left=150,top=0')&quot;><img src=&quot;ecgimages/page01/page01small.gif&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; alt=&quot;An example of an ecg&quot; class=&quot;right&quot; /></span>[/tt]

 
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The head of the nail has been hit!

Thanks for the speedy helpful response.

Star on its way.

JDN
 
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