>> For example, I don't use the strict doctype because, its better, cooler >> etc. I use it because it makes IE6 more predictable as the traditional >> doctype puts the browser into quirks mode which makes for a few more css >> display oddities. >
This is not entirely correct. There is a confusion here between "strict and transitional" vs "standards and quirks mode" Strict and transitional are both correct doctypes. "Quirks mode" vs "standards compliance" mode is about whether a correct doctype is present or not. For example, if IE6 uses a full and complete doctype it will render in standards compliant mode - regardless of whether it uses a transitional or strict doctype. If IE6 uses no doctype then it will switch to "quirks mode". You can see this in effect in the three examples below... In the first two examples, the box model is correct width. In the third example, when no doctype is used, IE switches to Quirks mode and the box model is rendered incorrectly. STRICT DOCTYPE http://maxdesign.com.au/jobs/boxmodel-strict.html TRANSITIONAL DOCTYPE http://maxdesign.com.au/jobs/boxmodel-transitional.html NO DOCTYPE http://maxdesign.com.au/jobs/boxmodel-none.html The last page will shew a box model that is much narrower than the other two. Thanks Russ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
