I know this is kind of a silly thing, but I have been working on several different projects, and although I always use PHP includes to use a common header across all pages, I always find myself having to copy-and-paste the doctype from one site to the other.
Can anyone actually remember the complete code for a doctype? Obviously if you can remember one you can change some of the words to create a different doctype, but do you find yourself just copying-and-pasting?
greg posted this at 20:23—8th August 2007.
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I have to say, I am actually quite pleased I can't remember all that!
I only can't remember it because I only ever copy and paste it
I suppose if I set about typing it out every time I would remember
But why would you want to remember something like that? copy and paste is fine as I see it. leaves more brain power for the things you should be remembering
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Megan posted this at 13:05—9th August 2007.
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I copy and paste too. Don't want to make a mistake. I agree with greg about not needing to remember it!
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Abhishek Reddy posted this at 14:09—9th August 2007.
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I can never remember a doctype. I have bare, valid XHTML templates that I usually start with or grab bits out of.
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andy206uk posted this at 21:46—9th August 2007.
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Same here... I have a template that I always start with which basically includes the doctype, html, head, title and body tags and a stylesheet link.
I can't remember EVER typing the doctype manually... I first copied it from the W3 site, and I've been copying it ever since!
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JeevesBond posted this at 05:08—10th August 2007.
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Same here! I always copy from the last site I created (things are always subtly changing and I can't be arsed to keep a template up-to-date!)
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pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 05:11—10th August 2007.
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Your editor doesn't do this for you?
Hey! It compiles! Ship it!
greg posted this at 05:32—10th August 2007.
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^^^^
that's pretty neat
I use notepad++, and have to say, it may well have that somewhere, but it has taken me 2 months to pick up the basic options and helpful functions
there are enough drop down options to keep me learning for a year I think
suppose I should spend some more time browsing through them
there is also a plugin menu I have never looked into, I can only presume it has many helpful add-ons available I could (and perhaps should) use
still, copying and pasting the doc type is the last of my worries. coding all my sites to xhtml strict gives enough headaches what with the most simple, and importantly 'useful', things being a violation and rendering a file invalid
what IS w3c's problem with the odd line break and link plonked here and there?
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Abhishek Reddy posted this at 05:35—10th August 2007.
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Mine does (nxhtml-mode for Emacs), but I don't use the feature much.
If I'm starting from scratch, I prefer to have a full template rather than just the doctype. If I'm working on code I've written before, it always has a doctype anyway.
If I'm working on someone else's code, it usually has a doctype too. If it doesn't, I probably don't want to insert one, as adding a doctype to invalid code messes up highlighting and such, which I'd rather have on than off.
I think I've only used the feature once, when I needed to change an existing doctype.
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Megan posted this at 13:09—10th August 2007.
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Yes, I do that too. Doesn't Bluefish have a whole new page template tool that lets you choose which meta tags and other bits you want to put in? Or maybe I'm thinking of something else...
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pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 14:19—10th August 2007.
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Yes, it has that as well.
Hey! It compiles! Ship it!
Kufr posted this at 06:26—13th August 2007.
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They make it so difficult to remember.
(I also copy-and-paste.)
demonhale posted this at 08:46—13th August 2007.
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add me to the list...
I do have a txt file with all the type of doctypes....
Roo posted this at 17:17—18th August 2007.
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Ditto, copy and paste! There is no way that I can remember all of that! However I can spot when someone has something missing from it.
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