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djolenene

Feb 3 2009, 08:35 AM

Hi everyone.
Recently found some attributes I never heard of,
as I was reading CSS 2.1 Specification on W3C web site, in the source code found
<a set="yes" linkindex="number" href="refs.html#ref-MATH20">,
I'm not aware of SET and LINKINDEX attributes,
and every anchor has those attributes included on W3C CSS 2.1, CSS 3, HTML 5 specification pages source code.
Recently was reading HTML 4 Spec. on W3C web site and don't remember
those attributes in the source code, today when I checked they were there,
SET attribute not as much as LINKINDEX, maybe I'm wrong for HTML 4.
Also found LINKINDEX on your web site as well Style guide for online hypertext,
but don't remember it from before. HTML 4 does not include those attributes in specification,
any way searched internet and nobody know anything about it,
some people complained that those attributes got somehow into their web site source code as it was being designed.
I would be grateful if someone can explain to me what they are.

pandy

Feb 3 2009, 08:54 AM

I think some software on your machine rewrites the HTML source. Do you have some legit software that could be behind it? A firewall with annoying web-washing features or something like that? If not, I would scan for virus and malware.

Does this happen only to some pages you view or to all?

See here the source for http://www.htmlhelp.com/design/style/ as my browser gets it.

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<H2><a href="/"><IMG SRC="/icon/wdglogo.gif" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=74 border=0 ALT="The Web Design Group"></a></H2>

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Style guide for online hypertext</H1>

Written by <A HREF="http://www.arnoud.engelfriet.net/">Arnoud Engelfriet</A>. Largely

based on Tim Berner-Lee's <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/">style guide</A>.

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<script type="text/javascript"></script>

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<P>According to some of the search engines, there are now over thirty million documents on the Web. This means that almost every topic is covered in many locations. If a document is hard to read, or the information therein is hard to find, chances are your reader will go elsewhere instead. That's why it is important to make documents accessible to everyone. This style guide will hopefully help you write easy to read documents.

<H2><A NAME="terms">Terminology</A></H2>

<p>An HTML document (often also called <EM>Web page</EM>) is the unit by which information is provided to a reader. An on-line document can be as much as a whole book, just a chapter, a page or even only a footnote. In this guide, a set of documents which logically belong together is referred to as a <EM>site</EM>.

<P>This style guide requires some knowledge of HTML and the functionality of the Web. The WDG's <A HREF="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/">HTML reference</A> discusses HTML elements mentioned in this guide in more detail.

<H2>Overview</H2>

<p>When writing for the Web, the documents usually become part of a larger collection. It's important that the site follows a common <A HREF="site-structure.html">structure</A> so all documents are available in a logical place. Of course, each individual document has its own <A HREF="docstruc.html">structure considerations</A> as well.

<P>For a document, the <A HREF="docstyle.html">style</A> is also very important. By using a common style, you ensure that a reader can use the site effectively. Some important aspects are <A HREF="docstyle-status.html">indicating the status</A> of the document, using <A HREF="docstyle-icons.html">images and icons</A>, and <A HREF="docstyle-no-online.html">writing in a device-independant way</A>. Also, don't forget to <A HREF="validate.html">validate</A> your documents!

<H2>Table of contents</H2>

<UL>

<LI><A HREF="structure.html">Structure of hypertext documents</A>

<UL>

<LI><A HREF="site-structure.html">The structure of a Web site</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstruc.html">The structure of a single document</A>

<UL>

<LI><A HREF="docstruc.html#docsize">Document size</A>

</UL>

</UL>

<LI><A HREF="refvscopy.html">Referring vs copying</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle.html">Document style</A>

<UL>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-signit.html">Sign your documents</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-status.html">Give its status</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-no-context.html">Make it usable out of context</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-icons.html">Images & icons</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-multi.html">Don't write for one browser</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-tags.html">Use the right tag for the job</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-no-online.html">Avoid online-only aspects</A>

<LI><A HREF="docstyle-mechanix.html">Don't bother with the mechanics</A>

</UL>

<LI><A HREF="validate.html">Validate the document</A>

</UL>

<P>A <A HREF="style.html">one-part</A> version of this style guide (37 KB) is also available.</p>

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djolenene

Feb 3 2009, 06:44 PM

And this is how I see that page
<html><head>

<meta name="description" content="A discussion of stilistic points to address when writing HTML documents for the WWW.">

<meta name="generator" content="Orb v1.3 for OS/2">

<meta name="author" content="Arnoud Engelfriet">

<title>Hypertext Style: Index</title>

<link rev="made" href="mailto:galactus@htmlhelp.com" title="Style guide feedback">

<link rel="StyleSheet" href="/style.css" type="text/css">

</head><body alink="#000080" bgcolor="#ffffff" link="#0000ff" text="#000000" vlink="#800080">



<h2><a set="yes" linkindex="0" href="/"><img src="/icon/wdglogo.gif" alt="The Web Design Group" border="0" height="74" width="250"></a></h2>

<h1 align="center">Style guide for online hypertext</h1>

Written by <a linkindex="1" href="http://www.arnoud.engelfriet.net/">Arnoud Engelfriet</a>. Largely

based on Tim Berner-Lee's <a linkindex="2" href="http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/">style guide</a>.

<hr>

<div style="float: right;" class="skyscraper">

<script type="text/javascript"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">

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<p>According to some of the search engines, there are now over thirty million documents on the Web. This means that almost every topic is covered in many locations. If a document is hard to read, or the information therein is hard to find, chances are your reader will go elsewhere instead. That's why it is important to make documents accessible to everyone. This style guide will hopefully help you write easy to read documents.

</p><h2><a name="terms">Terminology</a></h2>

<p>An HTML document (often also called <em>Web page</em>) is the unit by which information is provided to a reader. An on-line document can be as much as a whole book, just a chapter, a page or even only a footnote. In this guide, a set of documents which logically belong together is referred to as a <em>site</em>.

</p><p>This style guide requires some knowledge of HTML and the functionality of the Web. The WDG's <a set="yes" linkindex="3" href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/">HTML reference</a> discusses HTML elements mentioned in this guide in more detail.

</p><h2>Overview</h2>

<p>When writing for the Web, the documents usually become part of a larger collection. It's important that the site follows a common <a linkindex="4" href="site-structure.html">structure</a> so all documents are available in a logical place. Of course, each individual document has its own <a linkindex="5" href="docstruc.html">structure considerations</a> as well.

</p><p>For a document, the <a linkindex="6" href="docstyle.html">style</a> is also very important. By using a common style, you ensure that a reader can use the site effectively. Some important aspects are <a linkindex="7" href="docstyle-status.html">indicating the status</a> of the document, using <a linkindex="8" href="docstyle-icons.html">images and icons</a>, and <a linkindex="9" href="docstyle-no-online.html">writing in a device-independant way</a>. Also, don't forget to <a linkindex="10" href="validate.html">validate</a> your documents!

</p><h2>Table of contents</h2>

<ul>

<li><a linkindex="11" href="structure.html">Structure of hypertext documents</a>

<ul>

<li><a linkindex="12" href="site-structure.html">The structure of a Web site</a>

</li><li><a linkindex="13" href="docstruc.html">The structure of a single document</a>

<ul>

<li><a linkindex="14" href="docstruc.html#docsize">Document size</a>

</li></ul>

</li></ul>

</li><li><a linkindex="15" href="refvscopy.html">Referring vs copying</a>

</li><li><a linkindex="16" href="docstyle.html">Document style</a>

<ul>

<li><a set="yes" linkindex="17" href="docstyle-signit.html">Sign your documents</a>

</li><li><a set="yes" linkindex="18" href="docstyle-status.html">Give its status</a>

</li><li><a set="yes" linkindex="19" href="docstyle-no-context.html">Make it usable out of context</a>

</li><li><a set="yes" linkindex="20" href="docstyle-icons.html">Images & icons</a>

</li><li><a linkindex="21" href="docstyle-multi.html">Don't write for one browser</a>

</li><li><a set="yes" linkindex="22" href="docstyle-tags.html">Use the right tag for the job</a>

</li><li><a linkindex="23" href="docstyle-no-online.html">Avoid online-only aspects</a>

</li><li><a linkindex="24" href="docstyle-mechanix.html">Don't bother with the mechanics</a>

</li></ul>

</li><li><a linkindex="25" href="validate.html">Validate the document</a>

</li></ul>

<p>A <a linkindex="26" href="style.html">one-part</a> version of this style guide (37 KB) is also available.</p>

<br>

<hr>

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I just realized that if I view page source those attributes are not there,
but if I select some text and view selection source those attributes are there
on whole page. I use Flock browser and got many ad on's installed,
one of them is called Web Developer and can be downloaded from
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
very useful thing, u can separate anchors, outline block elements, view response headers
and many other things. And it is same thing in Firefox 3, got same ad-on's installed.
As I'm writing these tried other browsers without those ad-on's and everything is normal.
It must be that, scanning for viruses every two days.
What do you think.

pandy

Feb 3 2009, 07:56 PM

I don't have FF installed now and don't remeber how Webdeveloper's view source works, but maybe it views rendered source, i.e. with JS interpreted. There used to be a FF extension called View Rendered Source, maybe they've baked that one in. Possibly some other extension or another part if Webdeveloper injects those attributes. Something that lists the links on the page maybe?

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