Validation Output Errors - attributes and Li

[andrewjackson]

Hi all,
just having some issues with my coding.
my validation on w3.org brings back some issues i'm struggling to fix.
I've seen some other posts about this but i've tried what they have said, and they are still coming up.
And some lines look the same and are not coming up as issues.

first issue -
Line 59, Column 36: there is no attribute "leftmargin"
This is also for "topmargin" "leftmargin" marginwidth etc
if i remove this line, will this affect anything?

Second issue -
Line 90, Column 14: document type does not allow element "li" here; missing one of "ul", "ol", "menu", "dir" start-tag

<li><a class="trigger" href="#">Weddings</a>

Full code -
<li><a class="trigger" href="#">Weddings</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="weddings.html">Weddings at Tokar Estate</a></li>
</ul>
<li><a class="trigger" href="#">Functions</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="functions.html">Function at Tokar Estate</a></li>
</ul>
<li><a class="trigger" href="#">Events</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="upcoming-events.html">Upcoming Events</a></li>
</ul>
<li><a href="http://utils.impactdata.com.au/pages/2394/imagegallery080105/login.html" target="_blank">Image Gallery</a></li>
<li><a class="trigger" href="contact.html">Contact Us</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="join.html">Join</a></li>
<li><a href="location.html">Location</a></li>
<li><a href="links.html">Links</a></li>
<li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div></td>

please help

[Excavator]

Hello andrewjackson,
It's pretty clear what the validator is telling you, no such thing as leftmargin so removing it isn't going to do much.
And list items need to be enclosed in some sort of list container, either an unordered list or an ordered list.

See HTML ul here.

[andrewjackson]

Its seem as though with this site, i do need the leftmargin etc with the way its set out. Note - i did not build this site, have taken it over, it was built by someone else. Its a static site (which i am building a new dynamic site) but need to maintain this site for the time being.

It also makes a difference when i change any li or ul as they are drop down menu's , which is the trigger lines

The W3 markup validation is telling me all these errors for li and ul entries but if i change them, it changes the layout of the site

[resdog]

What does line 59 actually say? If it's an attribute, maybe you need to replace it with it's css equivalent, "margin."

The W3 markup validation is telling me all these errors for li and ul entries but if i change them, it changes the layout of the site

I'd say you are in a pickle then, because if you want your site to validate, you are going to have to adjust your site, which means you are going to have to recode some things to make it work as it should. It stinks, but this is kind of an either/or situation. Either you want valid markup or you don't. You can't have it both ways.

[NoeG]

its not working cause leftmargin isn't in css its left-margin and top-margin you need a hyphen also your lists are all messed up heres how a list should look.

<ul> which is the unordered list- its the container for your list items
<li>List item</li>the list item is nested inside the list tag 
</ul> the closing unordered list tag

or if you want a numbered list or "ordered list" replace ul with ol try adjusting your code using what I just told you and see how it validates then

so a review without the comments

<ul>
<li>List Item</li>
<li><a href="">List Item with a link</a></li>
</ul>

<ol>
<li>List item that will be numbered</li>
<li><a href="">List item that will be numbered and also linked</a></li>
</ol>

[SB65]

Originally Posted by NoeG

its not working cause leftmargin isn't in css its left-margin and top-margin

No.

margin-left and margin-top

[NoeG]

Oh whoops sorry andrewjackson