Comments on: Lowercase your darlings http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/ Web development and Internet trends Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-3438 Robert Nyman Thu, 02 Mar 2006 07:39:15 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-3438 Dubai Ski, Hmm, interesting. Dubai Ski,

Hmm, interesting.

]]> By: Dubai Ski http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-3432 Dubai Ski Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:46:04 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-3432 I've notice that the search engines are returning and spidering my website multiple times for different case use. i.e. I'd get hits for zyx.com/content and Zyx.com/Content Silvio I’ve notice that the search engines are returning and spidering my website multiple times for different case use. i.e. I’d get hits for zyx.com/content and Zyx.com/Content

Silvio

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-2282 Robert Nyman Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:38:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-2282 Paul, Thanks for clearing that up! Paul,

Thanks for clearing that up!

]]> By: Paul Arzul http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-2280 Paul Arzul Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:33:35 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-2280 in html, the word "DOCTYPE" doctype can be in lowercase. only the <a title="Using all lowercase letters in a DOCTYPE" href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/problems.html.en#doctype-case" rel="nofollow">formal public identifier—the quoted string that appears after the PUBLIC keyword—is case sensitive</a>. <blockquote cite="http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24">the whole doctype declaration *is* case sensitive in XML, whereas in SGML eg. the "DOCTYPE" and "PUBLIC" words are perfectly legal in lowercase."</blockquote> http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24 \- p in HTML, the word “DOCTYPE” doctype can be in lowercase.

only the formal public identifier—the quoted string that appears after the PUBLIC keyword—is case sensitive.

the whole doctype declaration *is* case sensitive in XML, whereas in
SGML eg. the “DOCTYPE” and “PUBLIC” words are perfectly legal in
lowercase.”

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24

\- p

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-687 Robert Nyman Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:57:47 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-687 Anne, Of course you're right! :-) But I think it's good that it was pointed out, to avoid the risk of people starting to lowercase that too. Anne,

Of course you’re right! :-)

But I think it’s good that it was pointed out, to avoid the risk of people starting to lowercase that too.

]]> By: Anne http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-686 Anne Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-686 The DOCTYPE is not an element. What's all the fuss about? ;-) The DOCTYPE is not an element. What’s all the fuss about? ;-)

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-685 Robert Nyman Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:44:14 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-685 Jarvklo, Thank you, what would I do without you? :-) Jarvklo,

Thank you, what would I do without you? :-)

]]> By: Jarvklo http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-683 Jarvklo Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:17:49 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-683 The <!DOCTYPE > uses a fixed, uppercase, format by definition (rule 28 in fact ;) )in the XML recommendation - http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/#NT-doctypedecl So does the PUBLIC and SYSTEM identifiers - http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/#sec-external-ent In XHTML, the root element - html - is specified using lowercase, and as a consequence, the root element part (i.e. "html") must be lowercase in XHTML doctypes (XML being case sensitive). The <!DOCTYPE > uses a fixed, uppercase, format by definition (rule 28 in fact ;) )in the XML recommendation - http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-XML-20040204/#NT-doctypedecl

So does the PUBLIC and SYSTEM identifiers - http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-XML-20040204/#sec-external-ent

In XHTML, the root element - HTML - is specified using lowercase, and as a consequence, the root element part (i.e. “HTML”) must be lowercase in XHTML doctypes (XML being case sensitive).

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-681 Robert Nyman Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:53:03 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-681 Faruk, Punctuation is overrated... ;-) Faruk,

Punctuation is overrated… ;-)

]]> By: Faruk AteÅŸ http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-680 Faruk AteÅŸ Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:39:09 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-680 lowercase is so much more fun let's get rid of punctuation as well doesn't that sound like a good idea ;) Nah, seriously, I love lowercase for code. Sooo much nicer! :-) lowercase is so much more fun let’s get rid of punctuation as well doesn’t that sound like a good idea

;)

Nah, seriously, I love lowercase for code. Sooo much nicer! :-)

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-679 Robert Nyman Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:13:36 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-679 Jens, Absolutely, the doctype being the exception. Previously, I thought it was optional to write a doctype in uppercase (but lowercase was fine too), but after doing some reading it seems like a necessity to have it uppercase. Anyone who can shed any light on this? Jens,

Absolutely, the doctype being the exception.

Previously, I thought it was optional to write a doctype in uppercase (but lowercase was fine too), but after doing some reading it seems like a necessity to have it uppercase.

Anyone who can shed any light on this?

]]> By: Jens Wedin http://www.robertnyman.com/2005/07/18/lowercase-your-darlings/#comment-676 Jens Wedin Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:53:13 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/?p=120#comment-676 There is one exception though, the doctype: <code><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"></code> There is one exception though, the doctype:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

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