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HTML Version 4.0 was published in Dec '97 by the W3C. It offers three variations: Strict, in which deprecated elements are forbidden, Transitional, in which deprecated elements are allowed, Frameset, in which mostly only frame related elements are allowed

HTML version 4.0 was published in December 1997 by the W3C.

It offers three variations: wikipedia

  • Strict, in which deprecated elements are forbidden,
  • Transitional, in which deprecated elements are allowed,
  • Frameset, in which mostly only frame related elements are allowed;
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HTML 4

I would like to use the commands: The JSF generates an but I would like that instead of generating the I would like that this generate a HTML 4 standard
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HTML5 vs HTML4 - h1 tag rendered with extra space - how to remove?

I took a page whose DTD was HTML4 Transitional and changed the doctype to and extra space appeared between the h1 and div beneath it. I didnt make ANY other changes to markup or CSS. JSFiddle example:…
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HTML5 'Required' attribute for form validation: Good idea or bad idea

I am using the simplest of HTML 5 forms, and wish to use the 'required' attribute for the checkbox to make sure the user clicks it when submitting the form. Should I have some server side validation - in case somebody is using a browser that doesn't…
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Specifying only width or height for an img element

If only one of the attributes height or width is set for an img element, most browsers seem to keep the proportions of the image. This is from the HTML 4.01 reference: When the object is an image, it is scaled. User agents should do their best to…
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How does a Web browser differentiate between HTML5 and HTML4?

How does a Web browser differentiate between HTML5 and HTML4?
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Should an end tag close all unclosed intervening start tags with omitted end tags?

Am I reading the HTML 4.01 standard wrong, or is Google? In HTML 4.01, if I write: plain +em +strong -em The…
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Rounded border without border-radius

I'm developing a website using with HTML4, CSS2. so I can't use border-radius property. How can I create
or what has rounded border? Thank you in advance.
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Transforming XML into HTML (as opposed to xhtml)

i want to transform some xml into HTML that has the following format:
Note: The output is HTML, complete with optional closing tags omitted. This is the problem, and the reason the question exists. A snippet…
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History.js PushState in html 4 browser (IE) changes the url incorrectly

Im usnig History.js to push a url but in IE it appends the page name. if my original url is : http://www.mydomain.com/Home.aspx and then I execute the following: var url = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host +…
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Why won't

col1 col2 col3