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Here’s a quick and dirty shell script to convert some data from SQLite to HTML format.

sqlite3 -html contacts.sqlite “SELECT name, number FROM contacts” | tidy -asxhtml > contacts.html

Tidy will fix errors and convert the table into XHTML format.

May be the W3C hasn’t paid attention to this bug which is considered as a feature.
When you write in Arabic letters and you include numbers, the numbers turn into Hindi, instead of Arabic ones! I do never use Hindi numbers, that’s why I’m obliged everytime I write in Arabic, to use Gimp in order […]

I found out a good tool to make slide shows without having to use a program such as PowerPoint or OpenOffice presentation, called Slidy.
You only have to include a JavaScript file, and optionally, a CSS in order to define different classes. All what you need is a basic [X]HTML/CSS knowledge, and go ahead! It […]

Nvu is a powerful WYSIWYG HTML and XHTML editor. I exclusively use this program when designing web pages for it’s reliable, has many features, supports CSS and generates valid code, let’s not mention it’s free!
However, it has been exactly one year since the last release of Nvu, 1.0 in June 22nd, 2005; no update, […]

Yes, that’s it, the wonderful Firefox has a problem, I can’t say it’s a bug, since the developers are aware and I can even say that they did it intentionally; well, here’s the point, when you save a valid XHTML page (Option: Web Page, complete), it reformats it to HTML 4 and keeps XHTML […]

I am only technical when talking of Web design. Like all webmasters, I know how to make a style sheet from a blank file, give definitions to elements, classes and ID’s, put HTML tags and respecting the standards; but I’m not artist in anyway. Art requires feelings, passion, mastering, whereas I make HTML/CSS templates […]

WordPress contains a nice WYSIWYG HTML editor, but it doesn’t fit with XHTML specifications.
I found out a cool method to generate valid XHTML code on WordPress; all what you need is Nvu and Vim.
First, use Nvu to edit your HTML text, and set you markup output to XHTML transitional:
Tools - Preferences - Advanced - […]

Found a cool medical HTML template at OSWD.
It’s XHTML compliant and has nice CSS features, without tables nor Javascript.