XHTML

[just sum1]

Should I convert my doc to XHML?
I am getting rather confused.
I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of errors, I had
less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff XHTML
compliant?

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[Matthias Gutfeldt]

just sum1 wrote:

> Should I convert my doc to XHML?

That depends. If you want to take advantage of features that XHTML has
but HTML4 has not, then yes. If not, then probably not. The HTML
version is not a fashion statement, after all :-).

> I am getting rather confused.
> I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of errors, I had
> less errors before I started messing.

Dreamweaver MX has quite a nifty feature that converts HTML to XHTML:
File -> Convert -> XHTML. If you started out with a valid HTML4
document, the end result will be a mostly valid XHTML document, and
you'll have very little (if any) hand-coding to do.

> Is it important to make stuff XHTML
> compliant?

If you use XHTML at all, then yes, the document should be compliant. But
like I mentioned above, XHTML is not better or worse than HTML4, it
depends on the features you need.


Matthias

[Bruce Lawson]

is it important? It depends what you're trying to do, but in general, yes
it's worth doing. How are you attempting to do the conversion?

Bruce Lawson
DMXzone.com

"just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Should I convert my doc to XHML?
> I am getting rather confused.
> I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of errors, I

had

> less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff XHTML
> compliant?
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[just sum1]

Im glad you asked that...I sometimes, when opening a new file, check the box
to bake xhtml compliant, but when I forget to do that, I get an already
built page and go to, file- convert
Be nice if I knew

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"Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
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> is it important? It depends what you're trying to do, but in general, yes
> it's worth doing. How are you attempting to do the conversion?
>
> Bruce Lawson
> DMXzone.com
>
> "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:bedbd0$krn$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Should I convert my doc to XHML?
> > I am getting rather confused.
> > I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of errors, I

> had

> > less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff XHTML
> > compliant?
> >
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[Gary White]

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 12:34:10 +0100, "just sum1"
<Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Im glad you asked that...I sometimes, when opening a new file, check the box
>to bake xhtml compliant, but when I forget to do that, I get an already
>built page and go to, file- convert
>Be nice if I knew

It should work either way. One thing I would suggest is that, in
either case, you remove the XML prolog that Dreamweaver inserts at the
top of the page:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

That line, because it comes before the DOCTYPE, will trigger quirks
mode in Internet Explorer. The XML prolog is suggested, but not
required by the XHTML specs.


Gary

[dreamworms webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

>>Is it important to make stuff XHTML compliant?

Of course, only if you want your web to be nice viewed on smaller devices.



DREAMWORMS

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[Bruce Lawson]

and here's the link that I cleverly forgot
[url]http://www.dmxzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeId=28&NewsId=4951[/url]


"Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
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> There's an article on DMXzone by Molly Holzschlag from the Web Standards
> project on how to decide between XHMTL and HTML..
> caveat: the article costs $1.99 and I work for the site.
>
> Bruce Lawson
> [url]www.DMXzone.com[/url]
>
> "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:beea49$7ls$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Im glad you asked that...I sometimes, when opening a new file, check the

> box

> > to bake xhtml compliant, but when I forget to do that, I get an already
> > built page and go to, file- convert
> > Be nice if I knew
> >
> > --
> >
> >

>
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> > "Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > > is it important? It depends what you're trying to do, but in general,

> yes

> > > it's worth doing. How are you attempting to do the conversion?
> > >
> > > Bruce Lawson
> > > DMXzone.com
> > >
> > > "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bedbd0$krn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > Should I convert my doc to XHML?
> > > > I am getting rather confused.
> > > > I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of

errors,

> I

> > > had
> > > > less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff

> XHTML

> > > > compliant?
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >

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[just sum1]

lol...thanx guyz

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"Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
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> and here's the link that I cleverly forgot
> [url]http://www.dmxzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeId=28&NewsId=4951[/url]
>
>
> "Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:beejgk$qmm$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > There's an article on DMXzone by Molly Holzschlag from the Web Standards
> > project on how to decide between XHMTL and HTML..
> > caveat: the article costs $1.99 and I work for the site.
> >
> > Bruce Lawson
> > [url]www.DMXzone.com[/url]
> >
> > "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:beea49$7ls$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > Im glad you asked that...I sometimes, when opening a new file, check

the

> > box

> > > to bake xhtml compliant, but when I forget to do that, I get an

already

> > > built page and go to, file- convert
> > > Be nice if I knew
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >

> >

>
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> > > "Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bedull$gf5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > is it important? It depends what you're trying to do, but in

general,

> > yes

> > > > it's worth doing. How are you attempting to do the conversion?
> > > >
> > > > Bruce Lawson
> > > > DMXzone.com
> > > >
> > > > "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:bedbd0$krn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > > Should I convert my doc to XHML?
> > > > > I am getting rather confused.
> > > > > I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of

> errors,

> > I

> > > > had
> > > > > less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff

> > XHTML

> > > > > compliant?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >

> >

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[Bruce Lawson]

... or if you want your stuff to be viewable on the next versions of the
major browsers.


"dreamworms" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> >>Is it important to make stuff XHTML compliant?

>
> Of course, only if you want your web to be nice viewed on smaller devices.
>
>
> DREAMWORMS
>
> [email]dreamworms@lycos.co.uk[/email]
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[just sum1]

Bugger damn paypal, I want to get that.
So when I convert a doc into XML or XHTML.. all I have to do is delete the
top bit and im away?

Thanx v much for all your help guyz, You know for asking silly questions on
most news groups I would be laughed out, I want to thank all you guyz for
such quality help :-))))
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"Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
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> and here's the link that I cleverly forgot
> [url]http://www.dmxzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeId=28&NewsId=4951[/url]
>
>
> "Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:beejgk$qmm$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > There's an article on DMXzone by Molly Holzschlag from the Web Standards
> > project on how to decide between XHMTL and HTML..
> > caveat: the article costs $1.99 and I work for the site.
> >
> > Bruce Lawson
> > [url]www.DMXzone.com[/url]
> >
> > "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:beea49$7ls$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > Im glad you asked that...I sometimes, when opening a new file, check

the

> > box

> > > to bake xhtml compliant, but when I forget to do that, I get an

already

> > > built page and go to, file- convert
> > > Be nice if I knew
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >

> >

>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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> > > "Bruce Lawson" <brucelawsonuk@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bedull$gf5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > is it important? It depends what you're trying to do, but in

general,

> > yes

> > > > it's worth doing. How are you attempting to do the conversion?
> > > >
> > > > Bruce Lawson
> > > > DMXzone.com
> > > >
> > > > "just sum1" <Anonymous-Remailer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:bedbd0$krn$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> > > > > Should I convert my doc to XHML?
> > > > > I am getting rather confused.
> > > > > I done it to a doc and then tested it at w3c and had a ton of

> errors,

> > I

> > > > had
> > > > > less errors before I started messing.Is it important to make stuff

> > XHTML

> > > > > compliant?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >

> >

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[dreamworms webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Bruce:

Sorry Bruce, but I have to tell you that xhtml ensuring that your web site not only looked good on new major browsers, but it is also that your web will be good looked on older browser because its backward compatibility

DREAMWORMS

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[Silicon9 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Menyud,

CSS!

List boxes, do not have a width attribute, so you need to create a new style class, and set the box - width to the desired pixels.

apply the style to your jumpmenu list box and viola!

Si9

[Bruce Lawson]

yes, Dreamworm is correct.
"dreamworms" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:beg7s9$n2r$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Bruce:
>
> Sorry Bruce, but I have to tell you that xhtml ensuring that your web site

not only looked good on new major browsers, but it is also that your web
will be good looked on older browser because its backward compatibility

>
> DREAMWORMS
>
> [email]dreamworms@lycos.co.uk[/email]
> :: Let's cooperate to grow our portfolio ::

[Dicky]

Hi,

I'm using windows 2000 & CF MX 6. I've written xhtml valid mark-up but the
validation is being thrown out by CF converting all cfform, cfinput. When CF
parses these tags it turns the html to uppercase which is not valid xhtml.

Is there a way round these problems that would allow me to still use the
cfinput & cfform tags?

Thanks in advance.


Richard

[Mattastic]

Hi,

I use a javascript html area to allow users to format text when they upload
text to my website, ie add tags <p> and <br>

The problem is this does not generate xhtml code, and I use coldfusion to
filter it out, as you can imagine, the filter takes ages and isn't 100%
accurate.

Is there a function or another way I can get the html area to produce vaild
xhtml?

Thanks in advance

[SteveBryant]

You might look at some wysiwyg editors like XStandard and FCKeditor to do that (Google those words).