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Validator S.A.C. (Stand Alone Complex) is a stand-alone, easy to install, version of the W3C's HTML/XHTML Markup Validator for Mac OS X. Validator S.A.C. is a normal Mac OS X application. No installation is required, just put Validator S.A.C. where you need it (hard drive, flash drive, CD-R, etc).

Validator S.A.C. can validate local files, as well as pages on local web sites. Validate using the stand-alone Favelet, drag and drop files and URLs onto the application icon, or simply use File > Open.

Validator S.A.C. can also be setup as a Web Service, allowing users to validate over the local network. See the Advanced Topics section for details.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.6.3:
  • Updated to Validator 0.8.3 bug-fix release.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Chuck Houpt
Downloads:3,941
  - Version d/l:896
Development:HTML
License:Free
Date:09 Aug 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
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May 18 2009
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MARUKO DRINKING TEAM  Come on, five stars is way too much. This *is* very useful, but it is so horribly barebones (to a fault I mean) that you cannot give it five stars. For example, lots of errors have links for more info. Click one and BOOM! Your error report is gone because there is no way to go BACK. You have to retype your URL and re-analyze the page.

It is useful to have this app for dynamic pages (PHP or whatever) that you are running on a Mac with an internal IP address. But it is by no means a full-featured program.  
(Version 0.6.3)

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Aug 12 2007

FOLLEREC  Great utility for web developers. I've been waiting for it to update to the latest W3C Validator version.

My only gripe is that I wish it would save window settings (ie. window size and location).

Thanks for the great work!  
(Version 0.5)

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Aug 12 2007

HENDO  okee thanks! =^D  
(Version 0.5)

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Aug 12 2007

HENDO  nothing against this, but is it just a window with a web view thrown in it?  
(Version 0.5)

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Aug 12 2007

CHUCK HOUPT  It's true that the top layer Cocoa UI is just a WebView,

but underneath that is a local copy of the W3C Validator (and supporting libs and modules), running inside a simulated CGI environment.

The setup is somewhat like a Dashboard Widget, in that the UI is mostly HTML, with scripts and libraries doing the work.

The goal of Validator S.A.C. is to "port" the W3C Validator as cleanly and simply as possible.

If you're interested in the details, take a look at the source, which is included with every copy (select Help > Show Source Code).  
(Version 0.5)

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Jul 16 2007
****.

BLOCKSOFT  Great little app. Does just what it should with the minimum of fuss - ideal for leaving in the dock and dragging HTML files onto when you have finished editing.

It would be great if XML and CSS files could be checked through the same application too.  
(Version 0.3)

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Jun 4 2007
*****

FOLLEREC  Works great. Can validate both local HTML, locally served PHP, as well as remotely accessible locations. Wish it also had CSS validation built in.

It works like a web page embedded in a window though. But for what it does, it does it quite well. Maybe adding an address bar would help with those times when it seems to have gone to a page that doesn't have the address bar displayed.  
(Version 0.3)

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