Re: DTD Question

2011-07-13 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 07:25 -0700 on 07/11/2011, Bruce Van Allen wrote about Re: DTD Question: You might try first substituting the DTD for HTML 4.0.1 Transitional and fix the twenty errors you get with that, if fixing 232 errors seems too challenging at the moment. I will take a wild guess but I would

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-13 Thread LuKreme
On Jul 13, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: I would not be surprised if many (if not most) of the extra 202 errors that HTML5 as opposed to HTML4.0.1 is reporting is simply Upper Case Tags Upper case is not an error in HTML5. It is not even a warning: In the HTML syntax, tag

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Steve Piercy
On Jul 10, 10:09 pm, Jack Stewart ja...@amug.org wrote: The problem is that when I use the DocType HTML, BBEdit shows 232 syntax errors on the index page alone. If I use 4.01 transitional it only shows about 20 errors. The number of errors is a separate--although related--issue from what

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Ken Lanxner
HoTMetaL was early HTML editing software. I don't know if it's even around any more. I would advise against using a DTD that is specific to that software. If you are familiar with and comfortable editing in 4.01 transitional, then I recommend changing all your doctypes accordingly and fixing

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Ken
HoTMetaL was early HTML editing software. I don't know if it's even around any more. I would advise against using a DTD that is specific to that software. If you are familiar with and comfortable editing in 4.01 transitional, then I recommend changing all your doctypes accordingly and fixing

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Bruce Van Allen
On 7/11/11 at 9:38 PM, ja...@amug.org (Jack Stewart) wrote: I am attempting to modify a website designed by a third party with a DTD of DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//SoftQuad//DTD HoTMetaL PRO 5.0::19980907::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN hmpro5.dtd I agree with Ken. There is no reason to keep the

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread LuKreme
On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:09 PM, Jack Stewart wrote: Thank you Steve, The problem is that when I use the DocType HTML, BBEdit shows 232 syntax errors on the index page alone. If I use 4.01 transitional it only shows about 20 errors. When was HTML 4.01 transitional relevant? 1999? What are

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Jack Stewart
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! I want to thank each of you who replied to my DocType question, Steve, Ken, Bruce, LuKreme. The information you have given me has been enormously helpful and just what I needed to make a decision on how to proceed. (I had never heard of HotMetal, let alone that it is

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread Walter Ian Kaye
At 04:45 p -0600 07/11/2011, LuKreme didst inscribe upon an electronic papyrus: When was HTML 4.01 transitional relevant? 1999? What are you transitioning from (HTML 3.2) and what are you transitioning to? (HTML 4.01 Strict or HTML5). But HotMetal was a steaming pile of monkey feces.

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-11 Thread steveax
On Jul 10, 9:38 pm, Jack Stewart ja...@amug.org wrote: I am attempting to modify a website designed by a third party with a DTD of DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//SoftQuad//DTD HoTMetaL PRO 5.0::19980907::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN hmpro5.dtd Be aware that non-standard doctype probably triggers

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-10 Thread Steve Piercy
Just use the HTML5 doctype, unless you really, really need something specific to design for non-standard modes: !DOCTYPE html Explanation: http://diveintohtml5.org/semantics.html#the-doctype --steve On Jul 10, 9:38 pm, Jack Stewart ja...@amug.org wrote: I am attempting to modify a website

Re: DTD Question

2011-07-10 Thread Jack Stewart
Thank you Steve, The problem is that when I use the DocType HTML, BBEdit shows 232 syntax errors on the index page alone. If I use 4.01 transitional it only shows about 20 errors. I'm sure that the 232 errors don't need to be designed out but I don't know how to get BBEdit to show me only