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XHTML FAQs - Introduction To XHTML 1.0

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Who Developed XHTML?

XHTML was developed by W3C HTML Working Group with Steven Pemberton as the group chair.

What Is the Latest XHTML Specification?

The latest XHTML specification is XHTML 1.0 second edition revised in August, 2002 by W3C. If you are professional XHTML developer, you should get a copy of this specification at http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/.

How Many Tags Are Defined in XHTML 1.0?

There are 77 tags defined in XHTML 1.0:

a abbr acronym address area b base bdo big blockquote
body br button caption cite code col colgroup dd del 
dfn div dl dt em fieldset form h1 h2 h3
h4 h5 h6 head hr html i img input ins 
kbd label legend li link map meta noscript object ol
optgroup option p param pre q samp script select small
span strong style sub sup table tbody td textarea tfoot
th thead title tr tt ul var 

How To Validate XHTML Documents Online?

If you have just finished a new XHTML document, and you want to make sure that confirms with the XHTML specification, you can use the XHTML online validator at http://validator.w3.org/.

There are 3 ways you can use this validator:

• By URL - Specify the URL where your XHTML document is located, and click "Check".
• By File Upload - Use the "Browse" to locate an XHTML document on your local hard disk, and click "Check".
• By Direct Input - Copy & paste the content of an XHTML document to the input area, and click "Check".

The validator will return a page with validation result.

What Tools to Use to Write XHTML Documents?

The basic tool you need to write XHTML documents is any text editor, like notepad on Windows system, or vi on Unix system.

If you are looking for some advanced tools to help you writing XHTML documents, you can select any one from the following three categories of XHTML editors:

• Text based editor - Allows you to work on the text version of the XHTML document.
• WYSIWYG editor - Allows you to work on the rendered version of the XHTML document.
• Browser based editor - A WYSIWYG editor integrated into an existing Web browser.

XHTML editors can also be loaded with additional functionalities to allow you work with other Web technologies like CSS and JavaScript, or publish the XHTML documents to your Web server.

What Tools to Use to View XHTML Documents?

The basic tool you need to view XHTML documents is any Web browser, like Internet Explorer (IE) or FireFox.

The following tutorial shows you how to view a XHTML document with :

• Write an XHTML document and save it as hello.html.
• Run IE and select the File > Open menu. The Open dialog box shows up.
• Use the Browse button to find and select your XHTML document, hello.html.
• Click OK, IE will open hello.html and let you view it.

Here is a how your XHTML document, hello.html, will look like if viewing it with IE:

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