[whatwg] HTML5 DOCTYPE suggestion

2009-02-21 Thread mikemikeb
I have a suggestion for HTML5 involving the currently planned doctype, !DOCTYPE HTML. It came to my mind that there could be many a web developer, looking to create a basic webpage for friends, that might use the HTML 5 doctype thinking that the doctype is used, or even needed, just for basic

Re: [whatwg] HTML5 DOCTYPE suggestion

2009-02-21 Thread Tom Duhamel
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:37 AM, mikemi...@verizon.net wrote: I have a suggestion for HTML5 involving the currently planned doctype, !DOCTYPE HTML. It came to my mind that there could be many a web developer, looking to create a basic webpage for friends, that might use the HTML 5 doctype

Re: [whatwg] HTML5 DOCTYPE suggestion

2009-02-21 Thread Garrett Smith
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Tom Duhamel tom420.duha...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:37 AM, mikemi...@verizon.net wrote: I have a suggestion for HTML5 involving the currently planned doctype, !DOCTYPE HTML. It came to my mind that there could be many a web developer,

Re: [whatwg] HTML5 DOCTYPE suggestion

2009-02-21 Thread Toby A Inkster
Michael Ball wrote: !DOCTYPE HTML5 Although HTML 5 consciously breaks away from HTML's SGML legacy, in SGML terms, the first component of a document type declaration (i.e. the first thing after !DOCTYPE) defines the document's root element name. So if you used !DOCTYPE HTML5 then SGML

Re: [whatwg] HTML5 DOCTYPE suggestion

2009-02-21 Thread Geoffrey Sneddon
On 21 Feb 2009, at 12:37, mikemi...@verizon.net wrote: If the doctype is !DOCTYPE HTML5 instead Then Gecko-based UAs would be in quirks mode. -- Geoffrey Sneddon http://gsnedders.com/