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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Mar 2, 2004 6:56AM

> From: John Foliot - WATS.ca

> And Dreamweaver MX *still* requires an experienced,
> knowledgeable user to
> achieve any semblance of accessible.

As a Dreamweaver author and user since DW4 (now using DWMX2004), I agree and
have made it a point to incorporate discussions on accessibility in
virtually every chapter (rather than one single chapter that could be
skipped over). I teach only CSS for styling right from the outset.

> Heck, a default Dreamweaver MX
> document still lacks a <!DOCTYPE> declaration. But I digress...

Wrong (at least with DWMX and DWMX2004, I can't remember DW4). The HTML
default templates include the HTML4.01 transitional Doctype declaration (of
course, anyone can remove it or use unsupported tags) and when you click on
the XHTML option, the template uses the XHTML 1.0 transitional Doctype
declaration. I must admit that I haven't checked to see if there is a typo
or worse in the DTD but it is inserted. Choosing XHTML however, does not
insert the XML line at the top (I don't use it myself which may create a
validation issue) and I can't remember if the XHTML option adds the
additional attribute to the <html> tag. I will have to check that tonight.

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Julian Rickards
Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publications Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Phone: (705) 670-5608
Fax: (705) 670-5690


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