> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of russ - maxdesign > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:43 PM > To: Web Standards Group > Subject: Re: [WSG] transitional vs. strict > > >> 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.
On top of using a correct Doctype, authors need to make sure that nothing (e.g., XML prolog or HTML comment) comes before the DTD or it will send IE into Quirks mode. -- Regards, Thierry | http://www.TJKDesign.com ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
