Re: "target=" in Strict DTD

From: Nick Kew (nick@webthing.com)
Date: Wed, May 30 2001

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    Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 17:21:09 +0100 (BST)
    From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
    To: Glyn Williams <Glyn.Williams@Synergy-Logistics.co.uk>
    cc: "'www-validator@w3.org'" <www-validator@w3.org>
    Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105301714570.271-100000@fenris.webthing.com>
    Subject: Re: "target=" in Strict DTD
    
    On Wed, 30 May 2001, Glyn Williams wrote:
    
    > Problem is, the HTML validator tells me that "target=" is not allowed with
    > strict DTD, only with frameset.
    
    As someone already said, "transitional" would fix that for you.
    Unfortunately you then of course lose the benefits of validating
    to a standard which you have rightly identified as a better choice.
    
    You might be interested in <URL:http://www.htmlhelp.org/design/dtd/>
    which discusses your problem and offers another option you may find
    preferable.
    
    -- 
    Nick Kew