[Typo3-dev] Doctype - XML Prolog

[Gordon Mickel [MKB]]

Hi Christopher,

yes, xhtml strict is in the newest cvs version. I don't think that 
strict is enforced in anyway in the backend, so if someone to add a 
target="_blank" to a link the page would no longer validate as xhtml strict.

Greetz
Gordon

Christopher wrote:

> Hello Gordon,
> 
> --- Gordon Mickel <g.mickel at mkb.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Yes that does solve the problem. My point, though, is that imho there
>>is 
>>no point in putting the xml version line anywhere if it isn't the
>>first 
>>thing in the document, so we might as well leave it out completely.
>>As I said before, maybe I'm wrong here and someone can point me to an
>>
>>alternative URL that says something about putting the xml line AFTER
>>the 
>>DOCTYPE declaration.
>>
>>Quirky greetz
>>Gordon
> 
> 
> You're right. According to w3c-
> (http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/#sec-prolog-dtd) 
> 
> "[Definition: XML documents SHOULD begin with an XML declaration which
> specifies the version of XML being used.]" (note the word 'begin')
> 
> As xhtml is meant to be a flavour of xml, it doesn't make much sense to
> have the xml declaration anywhere but the beginning... 
> 
> Also on the subject of xhtml & 3.6, I haven't checked out the latest
> source, but in 3.6RC1 there was only the option for xhtml 1.0
> transitional...does anybody know if 1.0 strict will be an option in the
> final version?
> 
> -Christopher
> 
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