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Shiro · 10-01-2008, 22:09

I am coding my page in xhtml strict. When validating it, I got an error, as I had included a charset. Is there another way to refer to the charset with xhtml strict? Here is the code I am using:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Shift_JIS" ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	
    <head>
	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html" charset="Shift_JIS" />

The problem is in the last line int he meta tag where I have included the charset. Should I just leave this out?

note: I am programming a Japanese site which is why the charset is set to shift_jis. That's not an error.

iblastoff · 11-01-2008, 01:39

you are doing it wrong.

it should be this:

Code:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Shift_JIS" />

Shiro · 11-01-2008, 02:08

I actually did that, but it didn't like it. I cut the charset out of it altogether, and it worked?! Apparently you can't use a charset with the strict doctype.

Blue Ire · 11-01-2008, 02:23

Don't be absurd, of course you can.

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> for example.

iblastoff · 11-01-2008, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by haku

I actually did that, but it didn't like it. I cut the charset out of it altogether, and it worked?! Apparently you can't use a charset with the strict doctype.

must be a typo somewhere then. copy and paste exactly what i had into your document then validate. it should go through (i tested it already). you most definitely can use a charset with xhtml strict. would be silly if you couldn't.

Shiro · 11-01-2008, 04:17

You're right, I must have had a typo in there somewhere cause it works fine now.

My bad guys! Thanks for the help!

longisland6 · 14-01-2008, 14:05

don't forget about the mime type along with the character set... since you're validating as xhtml strict you'll probably want to serve your pages with the correct mime type, which, if the browser supports it, is application/xhtml+xml. you can do this very nicely if you have dynamic scripting capability.

Shiro · 14-01-2008, 18:45

I read a big long thing recently about setting the mime-type to application/xhtml+xml, and the verdict was that its not worth it.

10-01-2008, 22:09	#1 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,563	xhtml strict and CHARSET I am coding my page in xhtml strict. When validating it, I got an error, as I had included a charset. Is there another way to refer to the charset with xhtml strict? Here is the code I am using: Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Shift_JIS" ?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html" charset="Shift_JIS" /> The problem is in the last line int he meta tag where I have included the charset. Should I just leave this out? note: I am programming a Japanese site which is why the charset is set to shift_jis. That's not an error.

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11-01-2008, 02:08	#3 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,563	I actually did that, but it didn't like it. I cut the charset out of it altogether, and it worked?! Apparently you can't use a charset with the strict doctype.

11-01-2008, 02:23	#4 (permalink)
Blue Ire Magic Pan Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 66	Don't be absurd, of course you can. <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> for example.

11-01-2008, 04:17	#6 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,563	You're right, I must have had a typo in there somewhere cause it works fine now. My bad guys! Thanks for the help!

14-01-2008, 14:05	#7 (permalink)
longisland6 stephen eighmey Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: earth Posts: 152	don't forget about the mime type along with the character set... since you're validating as xhtml strict you'll probably want to serve your pages with the correct mime type, which, if the browser supports it, is application/xhtml+xml. you can do this very nicely if you have dynamic scripting capability.

14-01-2008, 18:45	#8 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,563	I read a big long thing recently about setting the mime-type to application/xhtml+xml, and the verdict was that its not worth it.

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