I wonder what HTML format I should use for a new website I'm going to make. It's meant for a wide public, so should have support for a wide variaty of browsers. I don't necessarily need or want 100% pixel precise rendering over all browsers; everything should be readable, visible, usable as intended. Firefox and IE6 should be very close in design.
- I could simply go for HTML 4.01 transitional, but I would like to start using XHTML, or the strict variant of HTML 4.01. I wonder what's the best to do.
- I've read that XHTML specs are going to change, and that it's not widely supported. But I suppose IE6 and FF do support it, and Opera and Safari as well.
- What variant of XHTML is the best to use and why?
- What happens if I start using divs instead of tables to layout a page? What browsers will get into trouble?
- What's the case with IE5 or IE5.5? I heard that it can be a problem and does things very differently.
Any ideas, input, suggestions are welcome!
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