> -----Original Message----- > From: James Bennett > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:49:55 +1100, Geoff Deering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Please explain why you would use a transitional DTD where a Strict one > is > > valid and works just as well? > > Depends on the client and how they'll be maintaining their site; I've > handed sites over to clients before who were going to use something > like Frontpage or Composer to write bits of content which they would > then drop into their page template, and going Transitional can keep > them valid where Strict wouldn't. > > Then there are clients who I'm setting up with a CMS that I can set up > to generate content which is always valid in Strict, so I'll use > Strict. > > In other words, there is no hard and fast "always use foo" rule for > DOCTYPEs. >
I'm in total agreement with you. What I am saying is something completely different. If you have a document that validates as doctype Strict, then why declare it as transitional? For what reason are such decisions made? That is my point, not all these other arguments about where to or where not to use transitional or strict. Regards, Geoff Deering ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
