Comments on: From the Top: Document Type Definitions http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/ shokunin kishitsu Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: CSS Mastery Book Review | That Standards Guy http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-79 CSS Mastery Book Review | That Standards Guy Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-79 [...] The foundation chapter provides a clear and easy to understand introduction to meaningful markup techniques for CSS “hooks” — divs, spans, ids and classes as well as discussion on DOCTYPEs, browser modes and validation before diving in to CSS selector types, the cascade and specificity. The chapter finishes with discussion on how best to organise your stylesheets - no, don’t just lump it all together in a single file [...] [...] The foundation chapter provides a clear and easy to understand introduction to meaningful markup techniques for CSS “hooks” — divs, spans, ids and classes as well as discussion on DOCTYPEs, browser modes and validation before diving in to CSS selector types, the cascade and specificity. The chapter finishes with discussion on how best to organise your stylesheets – no, don’t just lump it all together in a single file [...]

]]> By: Karl Dawson http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Karl Dawson Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-78 zcorpan: Thanks for clarifying the treatment of CDATA. I summed that up way too short - and badly as a result. Regards, Karl zcorpan: Thanks for clarifying the treatment of CDATA. I summed that up way too short – and badly as a result.

Regards, Karl

]]> By: zcorpan http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-77 zcorpan Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:45:13 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-77 <blockquote> CDATA — This is also Character Data but the text is not parsed by a parser. </blockquote> Really? What is it parsed by, then? Or is it not parsed at all? CDATA means that <code><</code> and <code>&</code> are to be parsed as character literals, not as a start of a tag or a general entity reference or a character reference. In SGML <code></</code> closes the element if it is declared as CDATA in the DTD.

CDATA — This is also Character Data but the text is not parsed by a parser.

Really? What is it parsed by, then? Or is it not parsed at all?

CDATA means that < and & are to be parsed as character literals, not as a start of a tag or a general entity reference or a character reference. In SGML </ closes the element if it is declared as CDATA in the DTD.

]]> By: Karl Dawson http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Karl Dawson Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-76 Updated: Amendments as suggested by Richard Ishida (<abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>) above. Regards, Karl Updated:

Amendments as suggested by Richard Ishida (W3C) above.

Regards, Karl

]]> By: Richard Ishida http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Richard Ishida Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:14:13 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-75 Some quick thoughts: [1] "A Document Type Definition defines a set of declarations that conform to a particular markup syntax." Shouldn't that be 'a Document Type Definition provides a set of declarations that define a particular markup syntax'? [2] "It is important to add a DTD declaration to any HTML or XHTML document to establish that the document is an instance of the defined DTD. " maybe "establish that the document is a valid instance" [3] You may want to add http://www.w3.org/International/articles/serving-xhtml/ to your list of references. Some quick thoughts:

[1] “A Document Type Definition defines a set of declarations that conform to a particular markup syntax.”

Shouldn’t that be ‘a Document Type Definition provides a set of declarations that define a particular markup syntax’?

[2] “It is important to add a DTD declaration to any HTML or XHTML document to establish that the document is an instance of the defined DTD. ”

maybe “establish that the document is a valid instance”

[3] You may want to add http://www.w3.org/International/articles/serving-xhtml/ to your list of references.

]]> By: Karl Dawson http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Karl Dawson Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:23:55 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-74 Thanks for the grammar check Mike, I've changed the <em>single</em> use of the word "implement" (and it's link) to "use" - words that perhaps I interchange too freely. I don't feel that the word "reference" carries enough weight for that header. Regards, Karl Thanks for the grammar check Mike, I’ve changed the single use of the word “implement” (and it’s link) to “use” – words that perhaps I interchange too freely. I don’t feel that the word “reference” carries enough weight for that header.

Regards, Karl

]]> By: mike http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-73 mike Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:12:09 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-73 Interesting article, but you aren't very consistant in your references - one doesn't 'implement a DTD' at all, rather we create a reference to an existing DTD. This can be rather confusing at times. Interesting article, but you aren’t very consistant in your references – one doesn’t ‘implement a DTD’ at all, rather we create a reference to an existing DTD. This can be rather confusing at times.

]]> By: Lars Gunther http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Lars Gunther Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:30:31 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-72 Good article. I think it's wisw to introduce the concept of <em>doctype switching</em> as soon as possible, though. Good article. I think it’s wisw to introduce the concept of doctype switching as soon as possible, though.

]]> By: Colin Steele http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Colin Steele Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:47:57 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-71 A nice article that makes DocTypes easy to grasp. Bookmarked for future reference. A nice article that makes DocTypes easy to grasp. Bookmarked for future reference.

]]> By: Karl Dawson http://multicelldesign.com/2006/01/all-in-the-head-document-type-definitions/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Karl Dawson Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:41:37 +0000 http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/?p=42#comment-70 I've changed the title of the series as it's the same name as Drew McLellan's blog. I hadn't been there until today, when a couple of people mentioned it :( I mailed Drew immediately and changed the series name. I have left the title of this article the same due to not wanting to break bookmarks etc. Regards, Karl I’ve changed the title of the series as it’s the same name as Drew McLellan’s blog.
I hadn’t been there until today, when a couple of people mentioned it :(
I mailed Drew immediately and changed the series name.

I have left the title of this article the same due to not wanting to break bookmarks etc.

Regards, Karl

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