Doctype specification in Frontpage 2003

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Tim

I know I'm missing the obvious here, but it seems that FrontPage 2003
doesn't specify doctype automatically in the HTML code.. I have found that I
can insert it manually and that there is even a pre defined code snippet for
various doctypes....
Can I set the doctype automatically? Am I missing the obvious?
Full search of Microsoft KB and my reference books have failed me
Thanks
Tack
 
Tim said:
I know I'm missing the obvious here, but it seems that FrontPage 2003
doesn't specify doctype automatically in the HTML code.. I have found
that I can insert it manually and that there is even a pre defined
code snippet for various doctypes....
Can I set the doctype automatically?
Click to expand...

http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/tutorials/doctypesolution.asp

Known exceptions:
When you create a new web and a home page is created for that web (either
index.htm or Default.htm), the Normal.htm is not used as a template for that
page.

In FrontPage, there are several wizards you can use to create a new web -
these wizards do not use the Normal.htm file as a template when creating the
new web.
 
Awesome..thanks Kathleen.
Good reason that MS have not instituted this ay least as an option?
Tack
 
Because the Doctype you use depends on the type of page you are creating (features it in that are compatible w/ the specific
doctype), and selecting the wrong doc type will cause some features in a page to behave differently
http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/sgml/dtd.html

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| Awesome..thanks Kathleen.
| Good reason that MS have not instituted this ay least as an option?
| Tack
|
|
| | > > I know I'm missing the obvious here, but it seems that FrontPage 2003
| > > doesn't specify doctype automatically in the HTML code.. I have found
| > > that I can insert it manually and that there is even a pre defined
| > > code snippet for various doctypes....
| > > Can I set the doctype automatically?
| >
| > http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/tutorials/doctypesolution.asp
| >
| > Known exceptions:
| > When you create a new web and a home page is created for that web (either
| > index.htm or Default.htm), the Normal.htm is not used as a template for
| that
| > page.
| >
| > In FrontPage, there are several wizards you can use to create a new web -
| > these wizards do not use the Normal.htm file as a template when creating
| the
| > new web.
| >
| >
| > --
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| >
| > > Am I missing the obvious?
| > > Full search of Microsoft KB and my reference books have failed me
| > > Thanks
| > > Tack
| >
| >
|
|
 
Thanks for your thoughts Stefan.
Tack
Stefan B Rusynko said:
Because the Doctype you use depends on the type of page you are creating
Click to expand...
(features it in that are compatible w/ the specific
 
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