email to link in html/css template

[madrik79]

hi guys i have tried for the last 48 hours to get this to show up correctly

<p><a>Is your PC/Laptop not booting up, random blue screens, noisy, running slower than normal, We can help you can either contact us on 07872 or email us at <a href="mailto:support@test.co.uk">support@test.co.uk</a></p>

when its set like this text is the correct size but i get these errors when trying to validate it

Error end tag for X omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified

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You may have neglected to close an element, or perhaps you meant to "self-close" an element, that is, ending it with "/>" instead of ">".

Line 47, column 250: end tag for "a" omitted, but OMITTAG NO was specified

…="mailto:support@test.co.uk">support@test.co.uk</a></p>

Error document type does not allow element X here; missing one of Y start-tag

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The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This might mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've forgotten to close a previous element.

One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a block-level element (such as "<p>" or "<table>") inside an inline element (such as "<a>", "<span>", or "<font>").

Line 47, column 212: document type does not allow element "a" here; missing one of "object", "span", "bdo", "applet", "iframe", "tt", "i", "b", "u", "s", "strike", "big", "small", "font", "em", "strong", "dfn", "code", "q", "samp", "kbd", "var", "cite", "abbr", "acronym", "sub", "sup", "label", "ins", "del" start-tag

…="mailto:support@test.co.uk">support@test.co.uk</a></p>

please tell me what i've done wrong

 

[vacunita]

You haven an opening <a> tag that you never close:

<p>[COLOR=white red]<a>[/color]Is your PC/Laptop not booting up, random blue screens, noisy, running slower than normal, We can help you can either contact us on 07872  or email us at <a href="mailto:support@test.co.uk">support@test.co.uk</a></p>

Unless you are using in-page anchors, I don't think you want the <a> tag there.


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[darryncooke]

Also - just from a standards point of view. Having a floating email in your content is not suggested.

Forms are the way to go for contact.

Darryn Cooke

http://www.darryncooke.com

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[audiopro]

Also - just from a standards point of view. Having a floating email in your content is not suggested.

Not to mention the amount of spam you are likely to receive.

Keith

http://www.studiosoft.co.uk

 

[ChrisHirst]

There's no "likely" about it it about as sure as death or taxes

Chris.

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