> > On 10 Nov 2010, at 22:34, cat soul wrote: > > > Any thoughts on which we ought to be using > > HTML, since it works in IE < 9 without having to pretend it is HTML. > > 4.01, since it is a stable recommendation with mature QA tools (unless you > have a need for features added in HTML5 and are willing to life on the > bleeding edge) > > Strict, unless you need something only offered by Transitional (in which > case think twice as not being in Strict is a clue that you probably > shouldn't use something). > > > > , and what information ought to be up at top of an HTML page, along with > <!DOCTYPE>, etc? > > Title is mandatory. > > Meta charset if you think people are more likely to view a locally saved > copy of the document than a copy that has gone through a transcoding > proxy. > > Links to any stylesheets. > > Scripts that need to run before the page has finished loading. >
And, as specified by WCAG 2.0, the lang attribute in the HTML tag. Kerry ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This email, and any attachments, may be confidential and also privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this transmission along with any attachments immediately. You should not copy or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
