Strict also means you have to be careful when including external directly unsupported multimedia such as Flash files. There are workarounds for this when using valid <object> tags but I can't seem to locate a reference for the kludge. Do a Google and you'll know doubt find it. Probably AListApart has illuminated the issue.
You'll probably be horrified when you first run your site through the W3C validator - http://validator.w3.org/ - but many errors flagged are resolved simply by including the omitted ending slash "/" or by enforcing a true ampersand "&" character as &, often appearing in URLs and conditional address parameters. It's good to make the move towards XHTML because it prepares you for the next generation of markup. There are issues with how Explorer interprets XHTML header details (metas) which, if not specifically understood, can throw it into quirks mode. But I'll let you read up on that :o) Good luck with the transition, Mike Pepper Accessible Web Developer www.seowebsitepromotion.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 May 2004 23:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] XHTML/HTML Hi Tina, If you use strict then the code and syntax is far more stringent in order to validate because many tags/elements have been deprecated. Transitional allows for more flexibility, and less stringent adherence to standard/compliant markup. Respectfully yours, Mario S. Cisneros > I learned HTML with HTML 4.0 and I am now moving over to XHTML as it > seems that all future coding will be XHTML. I know that XHTML is > stricter in its formation, but I am curious to know what I should put > in the DOCTYPE area of my pages if I am using XHTML. Is it HTML 4.0 > Transitional or XHTML Transitional or XHTML strict? > > ----------------- > Tina > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ***************************************************** ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
