Re: [xsl] XSLT for usable yet valid XHTML

[Robert Koberg <rob@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David Carlisle wrote:
> > actually most current browsers (IE, mozilla, opera, etc) can, and will,
> > correctly parse XHTML (and any XML) If it is served with an XML mime
> > type rather than an html one. IE (but not the others) then needs a
> > client side stylesheet to style the xhtml<snip/>
>
>
>
>   no it doesn't. See:
>
>   http://livestoryboard.com
>
> that is an example which confirms what I said, not contradicts it.
> It is sent as html:
>
>   text/html; charset=UTF-8
>
> so (presumably) uses mechanisms to ensure that the XML syntax is close
> enough to HTML to get past a browser's lax html parser.
>
> The comment of mine that you quote refers to sending the file with an XML
> mime type when it will be parsed with a real XML parser (msxml in IE and
> I think an expat derivative in mozilla).


I suppose I should have snipped more. I was referring to the part about 
needing a client side transformation.

best,
-Rob


> David