help with correct doctype??? [Archive]

cubeddesign

06-26-2003, 07:19 AM

i put

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

for my doctype... and it messed up the orientation of my page... i have .shtml pages... i use ssi... i have eno idea what doctype to use.

MotherNatrsSon

06-26-2003, 08:00 AM

Did you use the validator to check to see that the pages you put that doctype on are valid for that doctype? This is the link http://validator.w3.org/ use the one on this page or click on the link for the "extended interface" and see what errors it says you have and go about correcting them. On the extended interface page there is a drop down for the character encoding and the doctype so you can try the page in different doctypes to see which is best(has the least errors) for you to use.

If you put a doctype on a page and it does not validate for that doctype you will have problems. On two of my pages I have to leave off a doctype all together because it screws with the script for thumbnail gallery that I like and use. The rest are 4.01 transitional (and believe it or not, valid css..LMAO)

MNS