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Question : How can you tell if your coding XHTML or HTML?
I mean I do know there are differences such as -XHTML elements must be properly nested XHTML elements must always be closed XHTML elements must be in lowercase XHTML documents must have one root element but is this really it? Please serious answers only. I only recently started coding myself so would appreciate your help. Thanks.
Answer:
I know if I'm coding in XHTML when I start my document with an XHTML doctype, such as:[space added before DTD to overcome Yahoo! Answers deficiencies]To tell if a document you are looking at (that does not have a doctype) is HTML or XHTML look for tags for which closing tags are forbidden, such as , , , , in HTML, or required to be self-closing such as , , , , in XHTML. If the tags end /> then you are looking at XHTML, if they end > you are looking at HTML. However a word of warning, some times people who don't know better copy code that is written in XHTML and paste it into what is otherwise an HTML page.Apart from that (and the differences you noted), there is very little difference between HTML and XHTML.For more on doctypes see: http://www.html-tags-guide.com/html-doctype-tag.html
Question : what is the appropriate way to save xhtml file?
Is it right to save it as html while doctype is set to xhtm.lwhat do i save it as htmlxmlxhtmlso far makes no difference what i save it as but what's the standardPlus why does browser amaya generate xhtml in language i cannot relate to.
Answer:
filename.xml.xhtml is not supported by vista+
Question : Where to view sent information in a XHTML form?
When you make an XHTML form and someone submits it where do you view the submitted form? Thanks for answering!
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The information is sent to the script on the server that processes the submitted data.Sometimes, the processing script is in the same page, and sometimes it is on another page.You can look at the source of the page and see where the form is submitting to. Look for something like:
Question : How do I post a website using a domain I purchased using XHTML?
I recently bought a few domains on Godaddy.com, and I am interested in putting them on the internet. I already have the XHTML text that I want to use, but I don't want to spend the outrageous money for each site to use GoDaddy's site builder, since I already made what I need. How can I use my text to make my website without spending lots of money on their sitebuilder? (It has to be purchased for each individual site). Thanks!
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I recently bought a few domains on Godaddy.com, and I am interested in putting them on the internet. I already have the XHTML text that I want to use, but I don't want to spend the outrageous money for each site to use GoDaddy's site builder, since I already made what I need. How can I use my text to make my website without spending lots of money on their sitebuilder? (It has to be purchased for each individual site). Thanks!
Question : Do XHTML websites that confirm to W3C standards rank higher than standard HTML websites that might not?
Hey all. I've been reading a book about SEO and web standards and was curious if XHTML websites that are 100% W3C compliant would rank higher in search engines than a standard HTML site (not XHTML) that might have a few elements that don't comply with W3C standards?Thanks heaps.
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If you mean specifically does an XHTML doctype (W3C compliant) get a boost by Google - I don't think so. On the other hand, I think any site whose pages validate against CSS and HTML code validators might count as a better "user experience" by Google.And even if not, what would be the point of NOT validating and debugging any web pages you produce. I wouldn't publish a page that didn't validate successfully.Of course Google is secretive about their ranking algos, so who know for sure?.Hope this helped..._jim coe
Question : How to insert non-displaying text in xhtml code?
I know there is a way to write text into xhtml code in a certain way so it does not actually show up in the finished webpage. But for some reason, I cannot remember what the code tags are supposed to be. For example, if I wanted to write notes to help me remember things in the code, but don't want them to show up.
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Hi Jeff,If you simply want to make comments, use these tags:And, you can place large blocks of text in your page:Best regards,subexpression
Question : Is it possible to combine PHP and XHTML into one page?
If it is possible, when and why would we do that? Where can I learn it? I am currently learning xhtml, but would also like to learn PHP after that, any good page for that?Btw how do u make login on page possible?
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Yes, that is PHPs main purpose, to create dynamic (X)HTML.Once you've learned HTML, I recommend going to phpacedemy.org , great tutorials.Here's a axample:Hello world!";?>
Question : How can I export Microsoft Access databases to xhtml(or to the web)?
I want to store data(ofcourse) in a table in access and then export it to xhtml where it could be viewed over the internet, in a browser. How can I do that?
Answer:
Select the table, then click "File => Export" and choose html.
Question : XHtml/Html: How does the browser decide on size for tags
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XHtml/Html, how does the browser decide on size for tags
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I had a look in tools -> internet options -> general -> fonts but couldnt see anything. Even though this can be changed in CSS im curious to where Internet explorer and firefox gets the sizes defaults from.Thanks
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These are just hard coded into the software and come from way back in the first days of markup, even before the internet really when word processors couldn't display anything over the bog standard text, so needed something to differentiate headings from body text. h1 - h3 are larger than p and 4 - 6 go from the same to smaller.So it's really an arbitrary choice - which DOES change from browser to browser.
Question : What do I have to do to get certified in XHTML HTML and CSS?
I'm a freshman in High School. There's a local community college that I can take a CSS and XHTML class at. Would one class be enough? If not, is there like a book I can get?
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Certification is relative. I can give you a certification but it doesn't mean anything! In my opinion certifications are just a way of confirming to your next employer that you haven't learned all that by yourself on the net! So to get certified, graduate from a course that makes use of CSS and HTML...you will also learn that xhtml, xml, xsl etc is all related and not really complicated to understand. One other thing you might wanna check out is W3C. I don't know if they still give out certifications but knowing how to make a W3C compliant website will give you the upper hand!
