[Wsuug] April Beer Challenge!

Wed Apr 2 15:11:29 EDT 2008

Except not all doctypes are maintained by the w3c (XHTML Mobile is
maintained by the Open Mobile Alliance.)

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//WAPFORUM//DTD XHTML Mobile 1.0//EN"
"http://www.wapforum.org/DTD/xhtml-mobile10.dtd">

> Unless, of course, you're creating the document specifically to ruffle Andrew's feathers.

If you want to do this, but still want to use a doctype, use the following:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">

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Zach
zachyoung.org

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Jeremy Fisher <thisisroot at gmail.com> wrote:
> Did someone say beer?
>
> Doctypes are actually an SGML construct that have lived into the XML age.
> It's a one-liner meta-tag (<!) of DTD that announces to the parser what set
> of instructions should be used to validate the document, and what to expect
> in terms of the document's contents.  DTD, or Document Type Declaration, is
> the most basic language for describing XML schemas.  It lets you to describe
> what tags are in your document, what order they appear in, how they nest,
> and what type of data is contained in those tags.  The Doctype line, while
> in DTD syntax, may also declare a schema in another language (such as XML
> Schema or Relax-NG).
>
> Of course, you're probably looking for what doctypes are relative to
> html/xhtml on the web.  In that case, it's the same one-liner I describe
> above, but they announce that the document fits one of a small number of
> schemas maintained by the w3c.  You can use the doctype to tell the browser
> that your page is HTML or XHTML, what version, and if you want to use a
> loose, transitional, or strict schema (each schema enforces tighter
> restrictions on tag nesting, termination, etc.).
>
> You should use a doctype anytime you're working with HTML, XHTML, or XML
> document.  Unless, of course, you're creating the document specifically to
> ruffle Andrew's feathers.
>
> Quirks and standards mode are how the browser validates, renders, and
> interoperates with a web document.  If you don't include a doctype, your
> browser will likely run in quirks mode, which is how it says "I dunno wtf
> you want me to do w/this mess, hoss."  Quirks mode is more forgiving than
> standards mode, which is the more strict mode that all enlightened browsers
> prefer.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Andrew Jaswa <ajaswa at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Alright so its a day late but here we go:
> >
> > It's a compound challenge but if it wasn't it wouldn't be a challenge
> > now would it?
> >
> > What are the differences between doctypes?
> > When should they be used?
> > What are quirks and standards modes?
> >
> > The winner will get a beer on me at the next meeting no strings attached.
> >
> > The contest ends when I say there is a winner or the last time I check
> > my email before the meeting.
> >
> > So have at it.
> >
> > Andrew
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