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Posted by a human person on 12/04/06 21:07
"Andy Dingley" <dingbat@codesmiths.com> wrote in message
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> chronos3d wrote:
> > I'm designing a site for a restaurant and want to insure it's code is
>
>
> >I've read that new sites should be written in XHTML..
>
> Wrong.
>
> > I've coverted the site to XHTML 1.1.
>
> Well convert it back to HTML 4.01 Strict, like you should have used in
> the first place! Or at least convert it back to XHTML 1.0 Strict
> Appendix C
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> > there's also an option for XHTML mobile 1.0.
>
> "An option for" suggests that you're using some idiot-tool to make this
> site (which you didn't tell us the URL for) rather than understanding
> what you're doing.
>
> > I'm
> > interested in the mobile aspect since one never knows if someone with a
> > wireless device will access the site.
>
> That's the point these days - you'll never know. So don't assume and
> don't serve mobile-specific formats unless you _know_ you're serving to
> a mobile device (i.e. you're working with a mobile networks'
> walled-garden servers)
>
> If you're publishing to the public web, just do good-quality valid work
> in HTML 4.01 Strict and let the network handle any transcoding needed.
> Obviously this means a good fluid design too, not <table>s and pixels.
>
how does one code for mobiles? i hope thats not a stupid question but i have
a feeling it might be.
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