A lot of the browsers use <!DocType to sniff what type of mode to put their browser in. Standards mode means the browser tries to render Standards compliant. Quirks Mode means that it tries to render it the way it used to.
A listing of the various modes and browser compliance can be found at: http://www.hut.fi/~hsivonen/doctype.html >Yeah NS 7.1 is pretty good, however I just discovered a quirk last night >regarding CSS. > >I've got a major CSS file that sets padding, and a host of other elements >in tables. When I generated the page using the <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC >"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Final//EN"> My main navigation table in NS 7.1 had a >gap in it, not in IE though. > >I decided to do a "what the heck" and used ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> >and there was no gap! > >Not understanding this if I want to ensure standards compliance, I'll need >to figure out which CSS, XHTML or DOM element NS 7.1 doesn't support, or if >I need to reference a local URI or something. (I'm Just now learning the >finer points of advanced CSS and DOM control). > >So for me, it's cross-browser testing as usual! > >The real question though is, now that AOL signed another multi-year >agreement to use the IE engine in AOL <ACK cough - sputter> and laid off >more NS staff, how long will it be before NS goes completely open source? > >Ultimately I'm an NS FANatic since NS 0.9 beta and an anti-corporate kind >of a guy, however I have no desire (YET) to explore Linux, Opera, or any of >the other dozen anti-Bill solutions for Intel based PCs. > > >Rafael > > > >At 11:05 PM 7/27/03, you wrote: >>Lil bit OT but it may be worthy. ;) >> >>I had to do some regression testing on an app today and was forced to >>install Netscape 7.1, ACK!...and I must admit I was pleasantly >>surprised. I believe it's *finally* caught up to (and surpassed) IE. >>Built-in pop-up blocking for one...and every IE feature I used to >>complain that it didn't have. I even found my google bar! ;) >> >>http://googlebar.mozdev.org/ >> >>Cheers, >> >>Stace >> >> >>AVIS IMPORTANT: >>------------------------------- >>Les informations contenues dans le present document et ses pieces jointes >>sont strictement confidentielles et reservees a l'usage de la (des) >>personne(s) a qui il est adresse. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire, >>soyez avise que toute divulgation, distribution, copie, ou autre >>utilisation de ces informations est strictement prohibee. Si vous avez >>recu ce document par erreur, veuillez s'il vous plait communiquer >>immediatement avec l'expediteur et detruire ce document sans en faire de >>copie sous quelque forme. >> >>WARNING: >>------------------------------- >>The information contained in this document and attachments is confidential >>and intended only for the person(s) named above. If you are not the >>intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, >>distribution, or any other use of the information is strictly prohibited. >>If you have received this document by mistake, please notify the sender >>immediately and destroy this document and attachments without making any >>copy of any kind. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
