2008/10/16 Majestic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have come across some pages that do not used a DocType so does that > mean you don't need a Doctype on a page
The Doctype is mandatory in most versions of HTML. Documents served as text/html with no Doctype trigger Quirks modes in browsers which leads to much inconsistency and pain. > and if so how do these pages > work around this so that there page validates ? In theory, another system of validation could be used - such as an XML schema. -- David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk><http://blog.dorward.me.uk> ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/