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Is doctype really important

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From: Chris Price
Date: Mar 14, 2004 6:10PM

In the WAG guidelines we are told that a page should "validate to published
formal grammars" and recommends including a doctype.

I have found that a doctype definitely makes a difference when relying on
style sheets for layout but many commercial sites don't include a doctype
and I can only presume they don't see the need for one.

How important is a doctype in terms of accessibility and can the lack of one
make any real difference when it comes to a table based layout.

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Chris Price


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