<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" /> Where it should be place in <head> to render document as IE7 properly in IE8?
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Anywhere within the <head> element.
You can also send it directly as an HTTP header if you choose to. For a complete site it may make sense just to configure the server to send out this additional header than touching each and every file.
Joey
2010-01-28 11:21:32
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In the document's head, where the other meta tags are, after <meta http-equiv="content-type" ...>.
RegDwight
2010-01-28 11:22:19
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Seeing as this meta tag changes the way the document is rendered, and could cause visual changes, I would apply the same rule as that for the content-type header, which is
as early in the <head> as possible.
From the W3C encoding specs:
The META declaration must only be used when the character encoding is organized such that ASCII-valued bytes stand for ASCII characters (at least until the META element is parsed). META declarations should appear as early as possible in the HEAD element.
Pekka
2010-01-28 11:23:38
what is the benefit to put content-type as earlt as possible?
metal-gear-solid
2010-01-28 11:35:33
The content-type determines how the characters in the web site are rendered. If the server does not send a content-type header, the browser has to rely on the `<meta>` tag. So it could be that it has to switch encodings to the value specified by the meta tag *while it is already rendering the page*. If the meta tag is built in late, it could be that the switch in encodings becomes visible to the user's eye.
Pekka
2010-01-28 11:38:25
how can i know my server is content-type header or not andi f my server is sending then should i not use <mtea> again?
metal-gear-solid
2010-01-28 11:44:13
Check the headers your server sends, for example using Firebug or the Web Developer Toolbar.
Pekka
2010-01-28 11:47:35
and in site's view source " <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />" is also there.
metal-gear-solid
2010-01-28 11:52:53
and server header has "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8"
metal-gear-solid
2010-01-28 12:15:59
The server header will do, but the meta tag won't hurt (as long as it's identical with what's in the header).
Pekka
2010-01-28 12:20:30
but is there any type of benefit to keep in <head> also ? not confirm buti think w3c validation will give error if <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> will not be present in document.
metal-gear-solid
2010-01-28 12:23:51