And don't forget, if you're generating valid XHTML, you're more than half way to generating RSS feeds and exposing data as web services and other cool things that expect valid XML.
Mark Mandel wrote: > Honestly - > > My main reason for using XHTML is because it is SO much easier to do > any sort of Ajax/DHTML scripting with a nice clean DOM. > > Also with a cleaner document structure I find doing maintenance on the > display layer a breeze, as opposed to the rigmarole I've gone through > for regular ol' HTML when wanting to change a look and feel. > > Mark > > On 12/6/06, Joel Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's an SEO book, not a development book. Anyway (in my opinion), SEO is >> just a bunch of hearsay and conjecture. >> >> Anyone who has done any work with CSS in multiple browsers knows that using >> the transitional doctype in any language is a no-no. For starters, IE >> misinterprets the box model incorrectly and often in any browser positioning >> and flow can be interpreted in many, often unpredictable ways.. >> >> Whether XHTML or plain HTML, the transitional doctype is just too much work >> when dealing with more than one browser. >> >> On one of our newer sites** the XHTML model seems to work well with search >> engines, and the code isn't much different at all. It doesn't even fail if >> the code is not well-formed. >> >> Joel >> >> ** http://www.sirchin.com .. plug plug >> -- Haikal Saadh Applications Programmer ICT Resources, TALSS QUT Kelvin Grove --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
