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  1. 04-23-2007 09:14 PM #1
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    Trouble with <!DOCTYPE and input backgrounds

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    I seem to be in a bind if anyone can help. I have a page that uses alot off css, which requiers this <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"> in order to have it format correctly. the problem is with that i cannot add a background image to an <input type=text field>. if i remove the <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"> type all tables loose the properformat including all tbody and td, tr which even if i re-write the css for it still will not format properly. is there any kind of work around to get a text input filed background to work?
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  2. 04-23-2007 10:41 PM #2
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    Is there even such thing as HTML 1.0 Transitional? What the heck would a 1.0 be transitioning from?
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    W3.org list of valid doctypes
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  4. 04-24-2007 03:31 AM #4
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    XHTML 1.0 transitional is transitioning from deprecated HTML to deprecated XHTML.
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    You have to remember that a doctype is, essentially, the set of rules you are telling browsers you are using to create your markup. You cannot/should not change the rules mid-stream. You never try and make the doctype fit the markup but the markup should always match the doctype.

    So, if you can't get your markup to work with a certain doctype, fix the markup and not the doctype. All new pages should always use 'strict'. There is no need for transitional (for newly marked up pages).
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