Mac IE 5.0 Results: none of the alerts show, but no js-errors either Doctype strict - no URL - should be "true" <-- text is not same size Doctype strict with URL strict.dtd - should be "true" <-- text is same size Doctype strict with URL loose.dtd - should be "true", but Mozilla/NS6 are "false" <-- text is same size Doctype Transitional - no URL - should be "false" <-- text is not same size Doctype Transitional with URL loose.dtd - should be "true" <-- text is same size Doctype Transitional with URL strict.dtd - should be "true <-- text is same size
/martin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Richard Bennett > Sent: den 17 oktober 2001 11:29 > To: Stephan Tolksdorf > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] IE6 strict / quirks > > > Hi, > I did a little more research into the subject, and my email > reply became so > long, that I put it up as a web-page - that way I should be > able to update > the page with new test-results when available. > > I'd appreciate your comments/improvements. > > Testing from people with new Macs would also be appreciated. > > http://www.richardinfo.com/case_studies/doctypes.html > > or > http://www.your-site.com/~rinfo//case_studies/doctypes.html > if above DNS times out. > > It seems to me that we have a usable doctype testing > procedure like this. I > wouldn't automatically include this in DynAPI's browser.js > though, untill we > find we need to use the switch in our code somewhere... > People who need it now can include it themselves - right?? > > Cheers, > Richard. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephan Tolksdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Richard Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 10:39 AM > Subject: Re[2]: [Dynapi-Dev] IE6 strict / quirks > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > thanks for the reference. I didn't know about the compatMode > > parameter, which seems to be a reliable test for IE6 strict mode. > > > > But according to: > > http://developer.apple.com/internet/_html/doctype.html > > > > this test: > > > this.strict=(document.compatMode=="CSS1Compat"||(document.doct > ype&&document. > > doctype.name.indexOf(".dtd")==-1))?true:false; > > > > doesn't catch the following Mac case: > > > > " > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> > > > > This DOCTYPE claims that the document is a strict document; that is, > > it is authored according to a strict adherence to the W3C > > specification, and uses no presentational markup (like <FONT>). Upon > > seeing this, IE5/Mac will kick its rendering engine into standards > > mode, so that your document will be displayed according to the W3C > > standards." > > > > The possible combinations of (platform * browser * > compatibility mode) > > is growing exponentially. Doesn't make our life easier... > > > > Stephan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dynapi-Dev mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.mail-archive.com/dynapi-dev@lists.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dynapi-Dev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mail-archive.com/dynapi-dev@lists.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mail-archive.com/dynapi-dev@lists.sourceforge.net/
