Regarding validation and multiple CSS files
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- Dan L
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I've almost finished making a custom template but it fails validation because the index.php makes a call to separate .php files (for different template layouts) which in turn make calls to separate .css files.
Basically the code calls one of the .php files (depending on which page the user is on), the testing code is within the <body> section.
The code which is then called calls up its corresponding .css file; but of course, because the code is called from the <body> and references CSS files, it fails the XHTML validation. The pages work absolutely fine in IE6/7 & FF.
What is the method to get around this issue? - Last Edit: 17 years 5 months ago by Dan L.
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- Arifin FinLy
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Hello Dan,
If I got your question well, do you mean that in the separated php file there is a line like:
<link href="css_files.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> ?
If so, you can cut that line from the separated php file, then paste it in the index.php of your template between <head> and </head>. I always do it, however I believe maybe there is another way better than this. Just my little suggestion.
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Arifin FinLy
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- Dan L
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Hi Arifin,
Yes that is correct - however, each .php page requires its own .css.
So:
index.php tests to see if user is on the frontpage
if yes: load mainpage.php
if no: load articlepage.php
mainpage.php requires mainpage.css for layout
articlepage.php requires articlepage.css for layout
The template_css.css file is used for common styling elements and in loaded in index.php.
So you see, I can't just load all three stylesheets in the <head>, as articlepage.css and mainpage.css contain style classes that use the same name, and they'd just conflict with one another.
I basically need to do this:
When mainpage.php is loaded, use template_css + mainpage.css for styling
When articlepage.php is loaded, use template_css + atriclepage.css for styling
Like I said, it works perfectly fine but its the validation failure thats the problem.
TIA
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- Arifin FinLy
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Hello Dan,
Could you please show me the link which not valid XHTML ?
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Arifin FinLy
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- Arifin FinLy
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Hello Dan,
Maybe you can try this :
<?php //If you are in frontpage ?> <?php if (mosGetParam( $_REQUEST, 'Itemid') == "1") { ?> <link href="Link to your - mainpage.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <?php //If you are NOT in frontpage ?> <?php } else { ?> <link href="Link to your - articlepage.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <?php } ?>
Put that code before </head>
Hope it can help you. Please correct me if I am wrong because I am not a good coder.
Best Regards,
Arifin FinLy - Last Edit: 17 years 6 months ago by Arifin FinLy.
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- Dan L
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Wow, many thanks Arifin - I will give it a try and let you know if it works
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- Dan L
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- Worked flawlessly - thanks very much!
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- GollumX
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whats the deal with validation anyway. you say it works fine in iexplorer and ff, what advantages does validation provide?? does it help SEO?
someone please tell me what i'm missing - Say no to Internet Explorer 6.
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- Dan L
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To be honest, it's not something I normally worry about too much, however in this case the job is for a client and I'd already specified that the template/site would be XHTML & CSS validated.
It also bugged me that it was fine apart from this one error - if I'd had like 50 errors (which is normally what I get, lol) then I probably would not have bothered, but it seemed worth finding out if this could be fixed.
When dealing with cross-browser compat I believe its also worth making an effort just to ensure your template works as well as possible on all browsers (well, as much as you can anyway). - Toolbox Digital | Dribbble | Forrst
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