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11-02-2007, 01:39 PM

Gleb

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Xhtml strict 1.0 vs xhtml 1.1

Which one is better? XHTML STRICT 1.0 or XHTML 1.1

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11-02-2007, 02:06 PM

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Neither are 'better'. xHTML 1.1 (I'm assuming you mean Transitional) is simply a revised version of xHTML Transitional 1.0, but it does not use the strict syntax. The strict syntax will still be the more well-formed way to write xHTML.

11-02-2007, 02:32 PM

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It's better to use xHTML 1.0 than xHTML 1.1, as xHTML 1.1 isn't fully supported yet by all browsers.

11-02-2007, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JochenVDV

It's better to use xHTML 1.0 than xHTML 1.1, as xHTML 1.1 isn't fully supported yet by all browsers.

That is incorrect. XHTML 1.1 is supported by all recent major browsers, including Firefox, Opera, Safari, Camino and Internet Explorer. The issue is how the browsers render the HTML differently due to the different engines they are based off of. However, if you set a strict doc-type, the browsers tend to follow the rules set by W3C. Both are good, XHTML 1.0 is a bit older version of the syntax and it is a tad bit harder to code in XHTML 1.1, especially if you're coming from Transitional XHTML 1.0.

11-02-2007, 07:36 PM

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Theres not strict or transitional for XHTML 1.1 its just XHTML 1.1.

The doctype would look like:

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

I use XHTML 1.1 now and to be honest I haven't noticed much difference between XHTML 1.0 Strict and XHTML 1.1

11-08-2007, 04:25 PM

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according to the W3, the main differences are;

The differences can be summarized as follows:

1. On every element, the lang attribute has been removed in favor of the xml:lang attribute (as defined in [XHTMLMOD]).
2. On the a and map elements, the name attribute has been removed in favor of the id attribute (as defined in [XHTMLMOD]).
3. The "ruby" collection of elements has been added (as defined in [RUBY]).

11-12-2007, 05:57 PM

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I have to say, I don't know if I'm correct. When I code I prefer to use Strict 1.0. The thing is Strict 1.0 makes the element different to Transitional. When I do Transitional my CSS works perfect, but when I make it strict everything moves. Never knew why's this...

I'd rather go with Transitional to start with and Strict when you're more advanced.

~Mauro