Just use the HTML5 doctype, unless you really, really need something
specific to design for non-standard modes:
<!DOCTYPE html>

Explanation:
http://diveintohtml5.org/semantics.html#the-doctype

--steve

On Jul 10, 9:38 pm, Jack Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am attempting to modify a website designed by a third party
> with a DTD of <DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//SoftQuad//DTD HoTMetaL
> PRO 5.0::19980907::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN" "hmpro5.dtd>
>
> BBedit does not recognize the DocType and assumes it to be HTML
> 5. This cause problems in syntax checking, etc.
>
> What is the best way to handle this problem. I am hesitant to
> change the doctype because of potential browser rendering
> problems. I do not know why this doctype was originally used by
> the designer.
>
> Thanks in advance -- Jack

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