I am playing around with HTML to learn how to make my own custom template. I have downloaded some free tools to edit and validate my HTML. I created some code that works but when I cut and paste it in the eBay SYI, SYI changes the code. The changed SYI code is invalid according to my free HTML validator and if I look up the HTML syntax, the validator is correct as far as I can see.
If I correct the code and cut and paste it in eBay SYI HTML tab, I see my correct code. If I change the eBay view to STANDARD, then change back to HTML view, the code is changed. If I change it back within the eBay SYI editor in HTML view, it gets changed back to the way SYI wants it if I go to Standard and HTML view. The code looks good in Standard view, but it only stays the way SYI wants the code to be.
When I run CSE Validator Lite 9.02, it says that some tags are wrong and recommends changing them. Specifically table HTML for valign and align syntax is reversed. Also double quotes are recommended by the Validator for some attributes.
Case # 1
Good code from my validator
vAlign=middle align=center
Bad code changed in eBay SYI
vAlign=center align=middle
Now according to these pages, this is wrong
http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/att_td_valign.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/att_td_align.asp
Case # 2
Validator recommends quotes
bgColor="#ffffcc"
eBay SYI removes them
bgColor=#ffffcc
Here is a piece of sample code
http://PracticeWriter.com/?5E556
I am very curious about this behavior. Is it just the eBay SYI doing this? What about Turbo Lister? What happens if I paste it in Auctiva editor? Sorry, I could do this myself but because I don't know HTML, I find it long and tedious to try things out and know if it is right or wrong or if it is doing "funny" things to the code. I have to look up each HTML syntax online to verify it. A good learning process but a pain in the butt.
Is there other "repairs" that eBay SYI does without telling you?
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