>I read that <?xml.... declarations for charset at the start of an xhtml >doc can cause problems so I've not been using it, just this: > ><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" > "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> ><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> ><head> ><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> > > >Can anyone enlighten me on what problems i might cause with which >browsers by using an xml declaration? IE6 will go back to Quirks mode, even if the doctype would switch it to standards mode. >conversely: >What problems might I cause by not using one? IE6 in Standards Mode <g>. >I've tried reading the W3C specs but they make my head hurt - where are >the real world examples? Apart from switching IE6 there is not much real world necessity for the xml declaration. -------------------------------------------------- ppk, freelance web developer Interaction, copywriting, JavaScript, integration http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/ Column "Keep it Simple": http://www.digital-web.com/columns/keepitsimple/ New: CSS Bugs in Internet Explorer 5 on Mac http://developer.apple.com/internet/css/ie5cssbugs.html -------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus