This should work:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<c:set var="layoutDef" value="application"/>
<c:if test="${!currentComplexApplication.complex}">
<c:set var="layoutDef" value="single"/>
</c:if>
<tiles:insert definition=".${layoutDef}.layout">
Just remove the doctype from the layouts and make sure it's on the top of
each page.
(*Chris*)
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Eugene Borodkin <
eugeneb...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Marvin. Yes, you were right, the .application.layout
> page does insert a DOCTYPE.
>
>
> We'll try to find a workaround for this -- we need dynamic substitution of
> the right tile definition, based on certain conditions, as below; we need
> to switch between .application.layoutand .single.layout, so we were hoping
> this would work:
>
>
> <c:set var="layoutDef" value="application"/>
> <c:if test="${!currentComplexApplication.complex}">
> <c:set var="layoutDef" value="single"/>
> </c:if>
> <tiles:insert definition=".${layoutDef}.layout">
>
>
> But because of the DOCTYPE we get the IE8 rendering issue. We'll try to
> find a workaround but I may post here again if we have any further
> issues/questions. Thanks a lot for your help!
>
> - Eugene
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "marvin.lu...@t-systems.com" <marvin.lu...@t-systems.com>
> To: users@tiles.apache.org
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:23 AM
> Subject: AW: Problem with Tiles:Insert Tag in IE 8
>
>
> Hi Eugene,
>
> Sounds like ".application.layout" inserts a DOCTYPE declaration into your
> HTML document. This DOCTYPE controls the browser's rendering mode and it
> has to be the very first content of your HTML code (I think even spaces or
> line breaks prevent the browser from recognizing the DOCTYPE).
>
> " When the user agent encountered a document with a well-formed DOCTYPE
> declaration of a current HTML standard (i.e. HTML 2.0 wouldn't cut it), it
> would assume that the author knew what she was doing and render the page in
> "standards" mode (laying out elements using the W3C's box model). But when
> no DOCTYPE or a malformed DOCTYPE was encountered, the document would be
> rendered in "quirks" mode, i.e., laying out elements using the non-standard
> box model of IE5.x/Windows."
> http://alistapart.com/article/beyonddoctype
>
> In Quirks mode the Internet Explorer may render your document, especially
> CSS, quite differently.
>
> If this is not the cause of your problem, examples of your generated HTML
> in both cases would be helpful.
>
> Best regards,
> Marvin Luchs
>
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Eugene Borodkin [mailto:eugeneb...@yahoo.com.INVALID]
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. August 2014 17:16
> An: users@tiles.apache.org
> Betreff: Problem with Tiles:Insert Tag in IE 8
>
> Hi,
>
> We have an issue on our JSP which uses Tiles,only in IE 8(Firefox is fine).
>
> The JSP begins with standard imports (incl. the Tiles library), and the
> first tag on the page is:
>
> <tiles:insert definition=".application.layout">
>
>
> This works and renders the page correctly. However, adding anything prior
> to this tag breaks the layout in IE8 (even a single comment). Some kind of
> weird issues occur (maybe CSS-related) as soon as we try the below, which
> should be identical to this first tag. Does anyone have any thoughts?
>
> (1): Should be identical
> <c:setvar="layoutDef"
> value="application"/><tiles:insertdefinition=".${layoutDef}.layout">
>
>
> (2): Should be identical (comment)
>
> <!-- TEST -->
> <tiles:insertdefinition=".application.layout">
>
> The above two break our page layout and render it incorrectly only in IE8.
> Firefox has no issues.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> - Eugene Borodkin
>
