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In comp.lang.javascript message <1996701.i4alEN71Z9@PointedEars.de>,
Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:34:47, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
posted:

>Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
>
>> 11/5/2011 6:15 PM, Luuk wrote:
>>>> <script type="text/javscript">
>>> you are missing an 'a' in 'javascript'
>>
>> This illustrates why it is better to write just <script>, unless company
>> police forces you to conform to formal specs that make the type
>> attribute required (for no good reason).
>
>No, it illustrates that a markup validator is to be used (before publishing
>content).

Not very well.  Using Opera context-menu Validate, W3 appears to accept
'<script type="text/javscript">'.


For the OP:

When a function shows no sign of functioning, the first thing to do is
to make sure that it is being read, for example by inserting
   ...  // ... is a literal
and checking that the error console does not get a report of that.  Then
change ... to ying-tong-iddle-I-po which almost certainly will show an
error on execution.

If an entire script shows no sign of working, insert a magic word at its
beginning, and check the console.

Outside the Principality at least, the word
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" should work
too.

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