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Introduction
The Total Validator Tool allows you to perform four different validations on your web pages in one go, rather than using several tools to achieve the same thing
topInstalling/Uninstalling
The Basic tool runs on Windows from 2000 upwards, OS X 10.4 and above and most versions of Linux.
Windows: To install simply run the .exe file you downloaded, overwriting any previous installation. To uninstall use the 'Uninstall Total Validator Tool' option in the Start Menu. You must have Java 1.5 or later installed in order to run the tool. If you don't your browser will be directed to the official site to download the latest version. Alternatively download the java add-on from the downloads page. This will provide a local version of Java used just by the tool.
OS X: To install drag the TotalValidator icon into your /Applications folder. To uninstall simply drag this icon into your trash. You must have Java 1.5 or later installed in order to run the tool. This may be downloaded from the Apple website You must also use the Java Preferences Utility to ensure that Java 1.5 is the default.
Linux: You must have Java 1.5 or later installed first and it must be in your PATH. Type 'java -version' at the command prompt to check this. To install copy the .tar.gz file you downloaded into the directory of your choice and run the following command to create a 'totalvalidator' directory which contains the application:
# tar xvfz totalvalidatorbasic.tar.gz
In order to automatically display the results in a browser you may have to amend totalvalidatorbasic/default_browser.sh. Use totalvalidatorbasic/total_validator.sh to run the tool.