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XHTML
Once again, just about everything you've learned so far is about to be changed. From time to time the WWW Consortium (W3C) changes, revises or updates various elements that go into making up web pages. One of the answers is the newest generation of HTML - XHTML, which stands for eXtensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML is a web standard which has been agreed by the W3C. The idea of this is to create a standard that can also be used on a variety of different electronic devices (e.g. hand helds), and to create a stricter standard for web pages in an effort to reduce cross browser incompatibilities. XHTML is backwards compatible and is planned to replace HTML 4, the current version, at some future date. These are the main changes from HTML to XHTML:
» All tags must be closed » All tags must be properly nested » All documents must have a doctype » All documents must be properly formed » All attributes must be added properly » The name attribute has changed » Attributes cannot be shortened Nil desperadum. Once again I am going to plug my favourite programme, NoteTab, which I use to write HTML. NoteTab can automatically convert your web page to XHTML. Yes, you heard me. So rush off and order it now for a lousy 10 bucks. And no, I don't get a commission! You will still have some work to do to ensure all the conditions listed above are met. Check out the tutorials available on the web for more details. And now for something completely different ...
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