Total Validator v5.5 released

Support for IE8, and FF3.5 screenshots have been added to this release.

The HTML validator has been updated with 2009 changes to the XHTML 1.1 and 1.0 standards and many additional XHTML 1.1 and 1.0 validations added as well.

The extension has improved support for calling Linux versions of the desktop tool.

The desktop tool has been validated for use with Windows 7 and improved for use with Vista so it can be more easily used by users without administrative rights.

posted by Total Validator @ 12:46 PM   0 comments

Total Validator v5.4 released

This is just a refresh release, catching up with the latest changes.

Google Chrome has been added to the list of browsers for screenshots in place of Firefox v1.0 (Windows). All other screenshot browsers have been updated to the lastest versions. A number of minor tweaks and all known bug fixes have been added as well.

posted by Total Validator @ 4:29 PM   4 comments

Total Validator v5.3 released

More of the Pro Tool options make it into the Advanced Tool with this release. So now the Advanced Tool now has all the options from the Advanced Tab that the Pro Tool does (i.e. Results and Dictionary options).

Also for all versions of the Tool the default folder for results and other files has now been changed from the installation folder to the 'usual place' depending on your O/S. This means that you no longer need admin privileges on Windows to run the Tool.

There is also a Linux version of the Advanced Tool available as well, so support for this OS is no longer restricted to the Pro Tool.

The Firefox Extension has been updated to reflect the changes in the Tool and also for Pro Tool users there's a new option for validating individual protected pages when cookies don't work.

Finally there are a few bug fixes in the HTML validation engine to catch up with the online service.

posted by Total Validator @ 8:32 AM   8 comments

Total Validator v5.2 released

Version 5.2 is all about even more browsers to screenshot your pages with, now up to 32 browsers in total across Windows, Linux and OS/X.

New for this release on Windows is Safari 3.1. On OS/X Firefox 3, Firefox 1.5 and Safari 2.0 are now available. And for Linux Firefox 1.5, Firefox 1.0 and Mozilla 1.7 make a welcome return.

Also in this release the reports have been improved to make it clearer when pages pass. Also the 'Show on success' option is now available for all the tools and the online service, and has also been extended to allow the page layout to be viewed even when there are no problems found. This is particularly useful when validating pages that redirect so you can be sure that the right page has been validated.

posted by Total Validator @ 6:44 PM   0 comments

Total Validator v5.1 released

This new release sees the addition of German spellchecking to all tools and the online site.

Firefox 3 screenshots are now available for both Windows and Linux, and Opera 9 screenshots for Linux has finally made a return. However, Firefox 1.0, Firefox 1.5 and Mozilla 1.7 screenshots on Linux have all been deprecated.

In addition the Firefox Extension is now available in 6 new locales (Japanese, Polish, French, Italian, Brazillian, and Spanish), and the Desktop Tools can all now open files with any extension.

posted by Total Validator @ 7:52 PM   1 comments