XHTML, eXtensible HyperText Markup Language, is an application of HTML that is also a valid XML document, as opposed to standard HTML which is based on SGML. It is a markup language commonly used for webpages.
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will my continuing to use EW4 become a handicap someday later? [closed]
I am using Expression Web 4 SP 2 for building my web site but Microsoft says they won't do any further development.
I keep hearing about HTML5 and XHTML, etc. and sure sure if my continuing to use ...
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Setting The Right Website MIME Type?
I have been testing my project using the W3C Validation tool and it passes 100% with no errors and just 1 warning - XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
Warning - Conflict between Mime Type and Document Type
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As a beginner, I would like to know which should be the markup language to startup with [closed]
I am a beginner in Web Designing.
For sure a CMS like Joomla (Joomla 3.1, now) is very useful for one who doesn't care about coding.
But...
I know for sure that the ability of coding really helps a ...
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Should I link the main article heading? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Anchor tag inside H1 or H1 inside achor tag : Which is better?
Why, on StackExchange sites, is the post title on the question page a link to itself?
Assuming, that I ...
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Website (X)HTML Code Change Detection [closed]
I am looking for an enterprise-grade service or a tool that can be used to scan / fingerprint websites and notify when major XHTML code changes are detected. The tool should be able to continuously ...
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Serve up syntactic XHTML5 using the text/html MIME type?
I have a site currently written with HTML5 tags. I'd like to be able to parse the site as XML, with support for namespaces, etc, to facilitate programmatic extraction of data.
Currently I have ...
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Best tutorial ever! Is there one just like it for XHTML and CSS…? [closed]
I have been learning Ruby on Rails using www.railstutorial.org, and I LOVE it! My only problem? Well, I can build the applications just fine, but my knowledge of designing the skin (CSS) of the ...
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When I'm delivering a page with the XHTML mime type, should I use XML DOM or HTML DOM?
I prefer using the XHTML mime type for pages, instead of HTML, and serve a different mime type to IE, but when I do this, should I use XML DOM or HTML DOM?
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Removing URL styles with CSS + SEO
I want to display a grid of images 4x4 with thumbnails and a title above each of them. I want to highlight the thumbnail and title and add a hyperlink to it. This works well in our CMS.
I would like ...
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How do I serve XHTML to Internet Explorer without breaking Chrome?
I run a forum which serves its pages as XHTML+MathML+SVG; in full:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1 plus MathML 2.0 plus SVG 1.1//EN" ...
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Embedding *.swf objects: javascript vs xhtml [closed]
I am a newbie in webdesign and I´ve been wondering which is the modern way to embed swf objects.
I've been using the following html code:
<object id="flash1" data="presentacion/prototipe.swf" ...
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Do search engines care about case sensitivity?
Which is better for SEO ?
HTML
<p id="hello"></p>
<p id="HELLO"></p>
<p id="Hello"></p>
<p id="hELLO"></p>
JAVASCRIPT
function hello(){}
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HTML vs Xhtml; which one to start with
hey people
i am starting to learn making websites, now i want to know what is the difference b/w HTML and XHTML; kindly keep it simple and jargon free pls. :)
also, what mark up language i shall use ...
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What would be the correct html element for document author?
Which html element should be used when writing out the author of an html document, with regards to semantics, SEO and so forth?
Thanx!
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Is my Document Type Definition Still Up to Date?
currently all my php generated rich html webpages start with this line, which I have been adding to my tempaltes YEARS ago...
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
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Other link relationships and impact to the SEO
Example other link relationships
<head>
<link rel='index' title='Main Title' href='http://domain.com/' />
<link rel='start' title='Part Three' href='http://domain.com/part-3/' />
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Can/should I nest the html abbr tag within a link?
I link to my CV with the following:
<li><a href="http://example.com/cv">CV</a></li>
However, should I have/would you recommend I have:
<li><a ...
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Is it important to have semantically correct HTML with regards to SEO?
SEO seems to be a subject surrounded by both myths and varying opinions. Nevertheless, I would like to know if you have an opinion on how important it is to have semantically correct XHTML, that is, ...
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Do you have stats/trends for use of different HyperText Markup Languages?
For example: html-XYZ, xhtml, html5
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Why does Open Graph use <meta property=… in their example code?
As far as I can tell, property is not a valid attribute of the <meta> tag in any of HTML 3, 4, XHTML-Transitional or XHTML-Strict. So why does the Open Graph Protocol (and Facebook's API docs) ...
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HTML and “quirks” vs. “standards compliance” modes: Explain, and tell us why we should care?
What is the difference between "quirks" mode and "standards compliance" mode, when building HTML web pages?
How to tell when operating in one mode, vs. the other? Why should people – i.e. ...
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Common optimizations to reduce HTML or XHTML page size?
What are some common optimizations performed to reduce HTML or XHTML page size? Some that come to mind are:
removing comments,
removing extraneous whitespace,
moving repetitive inline styles to a ...
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Strict doctypes
I was wondering about the consequences of building a site thats complaint with XHTML1.0 Strict. I have developed a lot of sites using the transitional doctype, and read about the consequences of a ...
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What are the basic things to do in order to make a web site iPhone-friendly or more mobile-accessible?
What are the basic things to do in order to make a web site iPhone-friendly or more mobile-accessible in general?
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What is new in HTML5/CSS3?
I've seen this site and this site, but that's a lot to digest. What are the main things about HTML5 that make it different/better than regular old (X)HTML/CSS?
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Should I use HTML5 and/or CSS3 to build my website?
The new HTML5/CSS3 (Web8!) stuff sounds cool! Should I start using it now or stick with css/xhtml wait until more browsers can use it?
