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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Website Testing

Godfrey Adiges
Godfrey Adiges
2,146 Points
Posted by Godfrey Adiges
Godfrey Adiges
2,146 Points

Website testing

I had a problem testing my code for some reason I was getting an error on line 7. I've looked for the issue but for some reason it's still invalid. The website I used was http://validator.w3.org/ to test the code on the bottom here

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Godfrey Adiges | Engineer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/responsive.css">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Godfrey Adiges</h1>
        <h2>Engineer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul id="gallery">
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
            <P>Experimentation with color and texture.</P>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
            <P>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</P>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
            <P>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</P>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
            <P>Drips created using Photoshop brushes.</P>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
            <P>Creating shapes using repetition.</P>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo" class="social-icon">
        <a href="http://facebook.com/godfrey.adiges"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo" class="social-icon"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2014 Godfrey Adiges.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

From the Teacher's Note below the video:

You may encounter validation errors when using the W3C validators. For example, in this project, the vertical pipes in a Google Font URL might cause an error because they're not escaped using HTML entities. It's a good idea to fix as many errors as possible, because more errors can mean increasingly unpredictable cross-browser results.

The HTML entity for |is %7C, so once you make that change that error will go away.

Umar A
Umar A
4,041 Points
Umar A
Umar A
4,041 Points

What kind of error do you get? could you explain a little more?

Godfrey Adiges
Godfrey Adiges
2,146 Points
Godfrey Adiges
Godfrey Adiges
2,146 Points

it says;

Line 7, Column 142: Bad value http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800 for attribute href on element link: Illegal character in query: not a URL code point.