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Originally Posted by StuartD
Of course I do, which I've been stating. You're the one who continues on with "it makes no difference" over and over again, and now you're saying that there are differences in how the code is written.
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Did you actually read what I wrote? Ok man, I'll dumb it down and reexplain.
Changing a doctype has no effect on a layout, or design. Creating a layout that works in say strict xhtml, will also work in transitional xhtml and/or html strict/transitional. Both layouts will look exactly the same. Doctypes will not change positioning, margins, or 0px as you say they will.
The differences in code, in say strict xhtml compared to html 4.01 are nothing to do with layout discrepancies. Such as, In xhtml an image tag must have a closing bar.
Valid image tag for xhtml strict doctype.
Code:
<img src="image.jpg" alt="thisimage" />
Whereas, in html 4.01 or less strict doctypes. the closing "/" is not needed. Also, stated in the article you provided originally, <font> tags are not allowed in xhtml strict doctypes. However, in html less strict doctypes it is.
So I'll quote you again;
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Originally Posted by StuartD
Of course I do, which I've been stating. You're the one who continues on with "it makes no difference" over and over again, and now you're saying that there are differences in how the code is written.
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Yes, there are differences in the way the code is written (I never argued that or said there wasn't). However, font and closing bars for image tags will not change a layout. Which is what I had stated. Not that the code was the same, but that the layout/design would still remain the same. Why you replied to that menial piece of my post makes no sense. Again, just admit you're wrong. It's cool of you to come here with CSS tips, and I'm sure they'll be useful to alot of people. But in your #1 tip, you're giving people the wrong information. You were wrong. You'll continue to argue with me and attack meaningless bits of my posts which have nothing to do with what I'm saying. If you want to somehow prove you're right. Just show me one example of a layout written for one doctype, and then have it look different in another doctype. It would end the discussion, and should be real simple for you to do since you say doctypes have effects on floats, margins, 0px, or positioning. You've got yourself plenty of options to make an example of.