Comments on: CSS – Paste now, Understand later http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: theresa http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11190 theresa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11190 Er, sorry for the double post. I forgot to add earlier.. If you're using Dreamweaver MX 2004, when you create a new document (file -> new), you get the dialog box for what kind of file you want to create. If you choose Basic -> HTML, there is a little checkbox at the bottom of the dialog box that says "make document XHTML compliant". If you check that box, Dreamweaver will give you the XHTML doctype and XHTML compliant code too! Er, sorry for the double post. I forgot to add earlier..

If you're using Dreamweaver MX 2004, when you create a new document (file -> new), you get the dialog box for what kind of file you want to create. If you choose Basic -> HTML, there is a little checkbox at the bottom of the dialog box that says "make document XHTML compliant". If you check that box, Dreamweaver will give you the XHTML doctype and XHTML compliant code too!

]]> By: Jared http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11191 Jared Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11191 <a href="http://www.jinxy.net/Picture-2.gif"><img src="http://www.jinxy.net/Picture-2.gif" /></a><p>Take a look at this. This is your site on OS 9 in IE 5. I am sure you dont care about the small amount of viewers that still use OS 9 but I thought it was interesting.</p>

Take a look at this. This is your site on OS 9 in IE 5. I am sure you dont care about the small amount of viewers that still use OS 9 but I thought it was interesting.

]]> By: Jared http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11192 Jared Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11192 Sorry about breaking the page with this big screen shot. I tried to make a small thumbnail size that linked to a larger image but for some reason it would not recognize the high and width of the img element. Sorry about breaking the page with this big screen shot. I tried to make a small thumbnail size that linked to a larger image but for some reason it would not recognize the high and width of the img element.

]]> By: Andy Mac http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11193 Andy Mac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11193 A great article on doctypes and there implications on CSS design can be found at <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/doctype/">ALA</a> and another at <a href="http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/doctypes.html">Position Is Everything</a> A great article on doctypes and there implications on CSS design can be found at ALA
and another at Position Is Everything

]]> By: theresa http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11189 theresa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11189 All the doctype does is tell the browser the "document type" - in other words, what kind of HTML document it is. The doctype you have in this entry says it's an XHTML document. The doctype you removed earlier said it was an HTML 4.01 document. see <a href="http://www.blogdsgn.com/" target="_blank">this site</a> for a better explanation. All the doctype does is tell the browser the "document type" – in other words, what kind of HTML document it is. The doctype you have in this entry says it's an XHTML document. The doctype you removed earlier said it was an HTML 4.01 document. see this site for a better explanation.

]]> By: theresa http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11188 theresa Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11188 All the doctype does is tell the browser the "document type" - in other words, what kind of HTML document it is. The doctype you have in this entry says it's an XHTML document. The doctype you removed earlier said it was an HTML 4.01 document. see <a href="http://www.blogdsgn.com/" target="_blank">this site</a> for a better explanation. All the doctype does is tell the browser the "document type" – in other words, what kind of HTML document it is. The doctype you have in this entry says it's an XHTML document. The doctype you removed earlier said it was an HTML 4.01 document. see this site for a better explanation.

]]> By: dwlt http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/comment-page-1/#comment-11187 dwlt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2004/04/07/css-paste-now-understand-later/#comment-11187 I think the situation is that the browser uses the doctype declaration to determine whether to use standards compliant mode or 'quirks' mode. If you're smart enough to put in a valid doctype, the browser assumes you're smart enough to do everything else correctly. Hope that helps. /dwlt I think the situation is that the browser uses the doctype declaration to determine whether to use standards compliant mode or 'quirks' mode.

If you're smart enough to put in a valid doctype, the browser assumes you're smart enough to do everything else correctly.

Hope that helps.

/dwlt

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