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Questions tagged [xhtml]

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Is XHTML5 dead or is it just an synonym of HTML5?

So what happened to XHTML5? http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/ That page is a draft for both xhtml5 and html5? So there's no difference between these doctypes?
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Why not XHTML5?

So, HTML5 is the Big Step Forward, I'm told. The last step forward we took that I'm aware of was the introduction of XHTML. The advantages were obvious: simplicity, strictness, the ability to use standard XML parsers and generators to work with…
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Relation and differences between SGML, XML, HTML and XHTML

I was wondering what "profile" means in Wikipedia: XML is a profile of an ISO standard SGML, and most of XML comes from SGML unchanged. According to http://xml-tips.assistprogramming.com/sgml-xml-html-xhtml-all-together.html: HTML is a subset…
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What the correct algorithm to invert italics in a mixed text?

The question motivations was depicted in the section below. There are many ways to make text italic, so, perhaps, there are more than one good "swap italics algorithm". The problem reveals some aditional dificulties in a XHTML code, and using the…
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Is HTML5 XHTML 1.0 compliant?

For a school assignment, I wrote up a web-page in HTML5. After looking over the assignment's requirements again though, I found the line: • a minimum of three HTML pages complying with at least XHTML 1.0 standards or (better). I'd really rather…
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These days is it required to test a desktop website for IE6 and IE7? Or is IE8 and IE9 enough?

These days is it required to test a desktop website for IE6 and IE7? Or is IE8 and IE9 enough? I heard that IE8 has replaced IE7.
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Mapping variable inputs to user interface elements

Background Developing a system for creating eBooks. The data is highly normalized. The eBook designs are packaged as "themes." The themes can be configured with options for: fonts, colours, some layout, and thematic elements (such as squares for…
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Recommended requirements when outsourcing xhtml/css site building?

I'm considering outsourcing a part of our web application development project for freelancers, namely the site building part. What I mean by site building is the process of creating the xhtml/css template files, with dummy content, from a psd file…
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What is meant by namespaced content and what advantages does it have?

I was reading this blog by James Bennett regarding HTML vs XHTML . He writes : I don’t have any need for namespaced content; I’m not displaying any complex mathematical notation here and don’t plan to, and I don’t use SVG for any images. So…
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How can I define shared text entities in XHTML files?

I have an XHTML document that defines several text entities in its internal DTD. I want these entities to be available in other XHTML documents without having to cut and paste the internal DTD everywhere. The answer that seems to keep coming up for…
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Namespaces, why are they necessary for prefixes?

So I've been reading about namespace on w3schools and I understand they are to uniquely identify an element. But what is the point of having namespaces if you have to have prefixes along side them. Are you always required to have prefixes with…
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if I want to learn to build web pages, should I bother with xhtml, or go straight to html5?

Is there a practical reason to learn xhtml still? Should I learn to make my webpages in xhtml instead of html5 still or does it matter?
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I generated XHTML with XSLT, what are my options with HTML 5?

I have some older xsl transformations that I will modify soon. They generated XHTML code from a home-grown XML format. Since I am touching these XSL files anyway, I am wondering how I will deal with HTML 5 not being XML anymore. I guess it won't be…
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Choosing DOCTYPE for an online eBook

I'm about to begin working on a project which involves creating an eBook-like website which will contain lots of large documents with text and images. The site should have a rather minimalistic design, but it will include a UI with some scripting…
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Which should I be learning, HTML or XHTML?

I'm just learning HTML, but some say XHTML is better. The W3C recommends XHTML, and I know W3C is more credible, right?
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