Strict in this case means that the doctypes allow less presentational markup than the transitional doctype does. Using a strict doctype will help you with that, since the validator will alert you of any presentational elements or attributes that have sneaked its way into your code.
I stated earlier that the doctype needs to be the very first thing in your HTML documents. Well, that is in fact a slightly simplified version of the truth. There is also the XML declaration to consider. This is called an XML Declaration, and when it is present it needs to be inserted before the doctype. Internet Explorer version 6 has a problem with that—this causes it to switch into Quirks mode, and as I explained earlier you most likely do not want that.
The probability of all that happening all at once is quite slim, so the easiest way to solve the Internet Explorer problem is to simply omit the XML declaration. Always include one of the doctypes mentioned here as the very first thing in all of your HTML documents. It will make sure that validators know what version of HTML you are using, so they can correctly report any mistakes you have made.
It will also make sure that all recent web browsers use their Standards mode, which will give you more consistent results when you are styling the document with CSS. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. Do I need a! Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 9 months ago.
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Graham Walters Graham Walters 2, 2 2 gold badges 18 18 silver badges 30 30 bronze badges. Please, notice the lack of empty space between the closing php tag?
Otherwise things can get messy — mTorres. Derrick Tucker Derrick Tucker 1 1 gold badge 6 6 silver badges 13 13 bronze badges. The second paragraph of this answer is very important. Thanks a lot. Hmm, this has come up before, and in another context as well. This sounds even more problematic than the design view which I don't use issue does.
I can live with design view being skewed, but having code stripped by EW because it comes before the doctype is serious stuff for PHP. Paul or Justin, if you come across this post, could you speak to this issue, please? Or, for that matter, anyone else who has knowledge certain about this issue. I'm not picky This forum is closed. Thank you for your contributions. Microsoft Expression.
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I have a page that has PHP before the doctype, and EW3 renders it fine in design view notwithstanding the fact that the PHP-generated elements are empty. I even added an HTML comment between the code and the doctype statement.
My version of EW3 is 3. What exactly is "improper?
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