Services :: Technical Specifications
The nitty gritty details.
We check compliance using HTML Tidy, as built into the Firefox browser. Afterwards we also use the W3C Markup Validator.
Our markup process mandates:
- separation of style (CSS) from structure (HTML)
- use of the "strict" doctype
- full meta tags
- full use of "alt" tags
- no use of tables for layout
- templating to reduce repetition
- no Flash or other media for navigation
Where we break with conformity we do so deliberately and in a restricted fashion. For example, we are currently using an "iframe" to insert the EIREHUB banner, even though this is not compatible with the "strict" document type. With current technology there is no decent way of accomplishing the same thing.