[_] <iframe> elements in XHTML 1.0 'Strict'
Daniel Hilton
daniel.hilton at gmail.com
Tue Aug 1 10:46:13 BST 2006
Why do you need an iframe? To display content from another source or for
some sort of dynamic content?
Dan
On 01/08/06, Pete Fairhurst <pete at markedup.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to use the equivalent of an iframe under an XHTML 1.0 'Strict'
> doctype, but I'm aware they're not supported. So, use an object element
> instead, right? Nope, and you can probably guess why; IE doesn't appear
> to
> support the use of object elements in this way. Here's a code
> sample--before:
>
> <iframe src="<c:url value="/unity/browse-hierarchies.html"/>"
> id="article-browser-tree-viewer">
> <h5>Error</h5>
> <p>You need a modern, Standards-compliant web browser to use this
> system. Unfortunately, your current browser does not appear to meet these
> requirements.</p>
> <p>Please log in again using an up-to-date version of one of the
> following:</p>
> <ul>
> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/">Microsoft
> Internet Explorer</a></li>
> <li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Mozilla
> Firefox</a></li>
> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Apple Safari</a></li>
> </ul>
> <p>Thank you, and apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.</p>
> </iframe>
>
> ...and after:
>
> <object type="text/html" data="<c:url value="/unity/browse-
> hierarchies.html"/>"
> id="article-browser-tree-viewer">
> [as above]
> </object>
>
> Whilt I appreciate the 'type' attribute isn't strictly required below
> XHTML
> 1.1, I'm struggling to understand why IE won't render this. More
> hard-coded
> assumptions on Microsoft's part? Any tips, tricks or alternative
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Pete F.
> ________________________________________________________
>
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> and then quietly strangled." -Sir Barnett Cocks
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some sort of dynamic content?
Dan
On 01/08/06, Pete Fairhurst <pete at markedup.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to use the equivalent of an iframe under an XHTML 1.0 'Strict'
> doctype, but I'm aware they're not supported. So, use an object element
> instead, right? Nope, and you can probably guess why; IE doesn't appear
> to
> support the use of object elements in this way. Here's a code
> sample--before:
>
> <iframe src="<c:url value="/unity/browse-hierarchies.html"/>"
> id="article-browser-tree-viewer">
> <h5>Error</h5>
> <p>You need a modern, Standards-compliant web browser to use this
> system. Unfortunately, your current browser does not appear to meet these
> requirements.</p>
> <p>Please log in again using an up-to-date version of one of the
> following:</p>
> <ul>
> <li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/">Microsoft
> Internet Explorer</a></li>
> <li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Mozilla
> Firefox</a></li>
> <li><a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Apple Safari</a></li>
> </ul>
> <p>Thank you, and apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.</p>
> </iframe>
>
> ...and after:
>
> <object type="text/html" data="<c:url value="/unity/browse-
> hierarchies.html"/>"
> id="article-browser-tree-viewer">
> [as above]
> </object>
>
> Whilt I appreciate the 'type' attribute isn't strictly required below
> XHTML
> 1.1, I'm struggling to understand why IE won't render this. More
> hard-coded
> assumptions on Microsoft's part? Any tips, tricks or alternative
> suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Pete F.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> "A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured
> and then quietly strangled." -Sir Barnett Cocks
> ________________________________________________________
> --
> underscore_ list info/archive -> http://www.under-score.org.uk
>
--
Dan Hilton
============================
DanHilton.co.uk
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