Dave Goodchild wrote: > On 27/07/06, jaklitsch maya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> As I am working on redisigning a website, I began to >> wonder what difference does it make whether I use the >> xhml1 transitional or strict doctype. >> > > > strict is just less forgiving. Transitional gives you more leeway to use the > odd deprecated element if there is no other choice. >
Right. An advantage of Strict is that it gets you used to coding without those deprecated elements. Keeps you honest, so to speak. But the real reason to choose one or the other is whether you will conform to its standards. If you're not ready to conform to Strict, choose Transitional. If you can meet the higher standard of Strict, choose it and do so. Also consider whether you need XHTML at all. If you're just going to be serving it as HTML, you might be better off sticking with HTML 4.01 for now. Zoe -- Zoe M. Gillenwater Design Services Manager UNC Highway Safety Research Center http://www.hsrc.unc.edu ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7b2 testing hub -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
