Getting Pages to validate when using imagemaps?

[Jeff Sundin]

When setting a page that requires an image map, I find that the map will not validate. Is there a way I can make this page validate?
http://www.bowenlodge.com/bowen_resort.htm

[johngroup]

Try replacing each "#Link to..." with title="Link to..."

[Jeff Sundin]

Thanks for the advice. I tried that and the map still functions, but the page went from 25 errors to 147. I'll have to find another way to fix it.

[Easywebdev]

You need to get rid of the #link to stuff alltogether, this is what it should look like.

<map id="bowen_imagemap_2006" name="bowen_imagemap_2006">
<area shape="rect" coords="61,264,80,280" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin1-4.shtml" title="Link To Bowens Cabin 1" />
<area shape="rect" coords="96,262,115,280" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin1-4.shtml" title="link to Bowen's Cabin 2" />
<area shape="rect" coords="130,263,147,280" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin1-4.shtml" title="link to Bowens Cabin 3" />
<area shape="rect" coords="161,264,180,281" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin1-4.shtml" title="link to Bowen Lodge Cabin 4" />
<area shape="rect" coords="159,313,216,331" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/beach.shtml" title="Link to Bowens Beach" />
<area shape="rect" coords="6,33,62,48" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/beach.shtml" title="Link to Bowen's Beach" />
<area shape="rect" coords="17,92,68,109" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/marina.shtml" title="Link to Bowen's Marina Page" />
<area shape="rect" coords="2,125,86,161" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/bowen_winnibigoshish.htm" title="Link to Cutfoot Sioux Page" />
<area shape="rect" coords="222,320,380,358" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/bowen_winnibigoshish.htm" title="Link to Winnibigoshish Page" />
<area shape="rect" coords="171,224,193,243" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin14.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Resort Cabin 14" />
<area shape="rect" coords="225,226,246,244" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin12.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Lodge Cabin 12" />
<area shape="rect" coords="255,227,299,244" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabinsa-d.shtml" title="Link to Bowens Motel Units A-D" />
<area shape="rect" coords="313,227,373,244" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/northwoods.shtml" title="Link to Bowen's Northwoods Cabin" />
<area shape="rect" coords="335,263,357,282" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin10.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Lodge Cabin 10" />
<area shape="rect" coords="375,263,393,281" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/cabin11.shtml" title="Link to Bowens Cabin 10" />
<area shape="rect" coords="330,296,440,315" href="http://66.231.15.207/bowenldg/www/resort/Bowen_ladyslipper.htm" title="Link to Bowen's Resort Ladyslipper Cabin" />
<area shape="rect" coords="470,286,518,303" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/lakeside.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Lodge Lakeside Cabins" />
<area shape="rect" coords="424,265,536,280" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/rvcamp.shtml" title="Link to Bowen RV Park" />
<area shape="rect" coords="431,192,503,208" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/tent.shtml" title="Link to Bowens Tent Camping" />
<area shape="rect" coords="211,78,296,97" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/tent.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Resort Tent Camping" />
<area shape="rect" coords="207,3,278,35" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/minnowlake.shtml" title="Link to Bowen Lodge Minnow Lake" />
<area shape="rect" coords="62,5,131,21" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/trails.shtml" title="Link To Bowens Walking Trails" />
<area shape="rect" coords="197,254,232,287" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com/resort/lodge.shtml" title="Link to The Lodge at Bowens" />
<area shape="default" href="http://www.bowenlodge.com" alt="" />
</map>

You are also using /> to delimit the area tags but your doctype is a html one. The /> delimiters are for xhtml.