- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 02:20:20 +0100
If one tries to validate <!----><!DOCTYPE html><title></title> then validator.nu gives this warning: ]] Warning: Comments seen before doctype. Internet Explorer will go into the quirks mode. >From line 1, column 1; to line 1, column 7 <!----><!DOCT [[ While I take some responsibility for this warning, the text ought to be more precise. Firstly, because IE10 will not go into quirks mode by comments before the DOCTYPE anymore. And, secondly, because IE8 and IE9 *could*, via the X-UA-Compatible directive, be directed to not go into quirks mode - or even simply ignore the entire comment if it belongs to Microsoft's proprietary Conditional Comments subset ? see http://xn--mlform-iua.no/blog/no-condition-comments. Hence, I would suggest that e.g. "some versions of Internet Explorer risk entering quirks-mode" would be a more truthful message to send. -- Leif Halvard Silli
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