Thanks Tab,
I guess I could have stated myself a little clearer.
The spec says:
DOCTYPEs are required for legacy reasons. When omitted, browsers tend to
use a different rendering mode that is incompatible with some
specifications. Including the DOCTYPE in a document ensures that the browser
makes
On 10/16/11 2:15 PM, Francis Boumphrey wrote:
My point is, as the only possible use for a DOCTYPE declaration in HTML (any
version) is for including!ENTITYdeclarations
And triggering browsers' standards mode, most importantly.
why bother with an DOCTYPE declaration at all.
To trigger
Boris Zbarsky bzbar...@mit.edu schrieb am Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:43:26
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On 10/16/11 2:15 PM, Francis Boumphrey wrote:
My point is, as the only possible use for a DOCTYPE declaration in
HTML (any version) is for including!ENTITYdeclarations
And triggering browsers' standards mode, most
On Sun, 2011-10-16 at 23:10 +0200, Nils Dagsson Moskopp wrote:
Boris Zbarsky bzbar...@mit.edu schrieb am Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:43:26
-0400:
On 10/16/11 2:15 PM, Francis Boumphrey wrote:
My point is, as the only possible use for a DOCTYPE declaration in
HTML (any version) is for
On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Ashley Sheridan
a...@ashleysheridan.co.ukwrote:
Surely the html tag would do that? :p
It's optional.
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/syntax.html#optional-tags
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Glenn Maynard
