- From: Philip TAYLOR <P.Taylor@Rhul.Ac.Uk>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:07:04 +0100
- To: olivier Thereaux <ot@w3.org>, dbaron@dbaron.org
- CC: www-validator@w3.org
Dear Olivier -- olivier Thereaux wrote: > So, by using a system identifier, you're basically fooling the browser > into thinking you're not using a transitional doctype? Just curious... > As I'm not entirely familiar with that browser's different "modes". Even I am not sure why/how using a system identifier works as it does : I am cc'ing David Baron in the hopes that he can clarify the underlying mechanism. David, could you please let Olivier and I know why/how using a SYSTEM identifier causes Mozilla to use Full Standards Mode ? http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mozilla%27s_DOCTYPE_sniffing This question arose because my use of a SYSTEM doctype causes the validator to be unsure whether to use SGML or XML rules for parsing ... I'll revert to a PUBLIC doctype for now, as the warning will undoubtedly confuse my webmasters, none of whom are professionals. Philip Taylor
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