>>> If it is the only thing >>> causing a site not to validate, what harm is it really? >> Won't it push IE into quirks mode because it's not validating?
> No, that only happens if there's no doctype. Actually, IE also goes into quirks mode if any character appears *before* the doctype, or the doctype is incorrect or missing. That's why use of the xml prolog, while "recommended" by the W3C, is not a good idea. Here a cool article with more examples of different doctypes then you'll ever want to see: http://www.hut.fi/~hsivonen/doctype.html HTH, K. -- Kay Smoljak http://kay.smoljak.com ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
