I have read that XHTML 1.1, when served with the content-type of application/xhtml+xml, does not load at allfor *any* version of Internet Explorer. Not even IE7.

If it is served with text/html then it is loaded by all browsers as noncompliant tag soup HTML.

So the quesiton is this: is there any way to get IE to load XHTML as XHTML (eg. with content type application/xhtml+xml)?

IE does not support XHTML 1.1 and I know of no way to force it.

You can do it with a registry hack but, it might be hard to convince your site's visitors to implement it.
Here is some more detail:
http://www.peterprovost.org/archive/...0/22/2003.aspx

When did XHTML 1 go to 1.1 and whats the differance i have only noticed people sayin bout it in last couple of months

Dan

When did XHTML 1 go to 1.1

2001

differences are at http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/changes.html#a_changes

Is it just me or are people always a 2-3 years behind the lastest standard?

it seems the newer standards are only talked about at least a year after they are made. if that makes sense...

There is a HUGE debate about using XHTML at all if you're not serving it AS XML instead of text -which is what most of us do. Some 'gurus' suggest just sticking to HTML 4.01 but in STRICT mode rather than serving XHTML as text.

Since 1.1 isnt' supported by IE at all, I stick to XHTML 1.0 Strict-- served as text.

sorry, im not sure what exactly you mean by served as text, could u explain i probally just know but not know it like hat if u know what i mean..

Dan

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

sorry, im not sure what exactly you mean by served as text, could u explain i probally just know but not know it like hat if u know what i mean..

Dan

she means with content type of "text/html".

i thought it could be thought better ask to be sure.. thanks.

isnt there a text/xhtml? and i thought xhtml was suposed to like replace both html and xml and like make a better language which was cleaner?
or have i got the middle of the stick?...

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

Is it just me or are people always a 2-3 years behind the lastest standard?

it seems the newer standards are only talked about at least a year after they are made. if that makes sense...

Well, it takes time to write software to implement a standard...

One of the biggest criticisms of the w3c is that they release "standards" without a reference implementation. This means that there is little to no consideration about the feasibility of implementation. The result, notice that there aren't any 100% compliant user agents.

Originally Posted by dansgalaxy

and i thought xhtml was suposed to like replace both html and xml

html maybe, XML, no.
It's really just XML with a schema. The schema defines what tags are valid, their attributes, and what tags can be nested in what tags.

Okay i think i get it.

DO the w2c do any books? just wondering... i havent seen any book which litterally just lists all the tags and that and what they do. is there a book like that?... and if there is whats it called and where can i get it?

Thanks
Dan

W3c BTW

well there is
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/Advanced.html

then the specifications
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html

http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/attributes.html

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/

if you are feeling really techy you could read the DTD specifications, such as http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/dtds.htm...TML-1.0-Strict

sorry typo... i do know its w3c im on there often ...

I know there is things like that but i mean like a actual book which is just like the lsit things so it just says the tag or whatever and what it does,

kinda like
the table things on the gudie/advanced page

just wonderd... i know theres loads of books on html and xhtml and stuff but i mean just basically a list with brief expl of it....

Dan