The difference between HTML version 3.2 and version 4.0 is the number and
type of tags that are available to you. The browsers don't really "know" the
difference between the different versions - they just either support the
latest version (4.0) or they don't. You'll find out when you try to use some
4.0 version tags and they don't work.
As a general rule, I have found that Internet Explorer 5.0 and above supports
most elements of HTML 4.0 pretty well. Netscape 6.0 also supports it pretty
well, although each browser has it's own implementation of the HTML 4.0
standards, which differs from the other's implementation. Netscape 4.* does
not support many elements of HTML 4.0 very well, except for some aspects of
Cascading Style Sheets, such as font-size, colors, etc. Some of the 3.* and
earlier browsers do not even support HTML 3.2 very well, and you would be
surprised how many people (and even whole organizations) out there are still
using these old browsers for some strange reason.
Again, all the above browser information comes from my own experience as a
web designer. There are websites out there that provide more detailed (and
probably more accurate) information about which browsers support different
standards and how they implement them. Try webreference.com
Tom Malone
http://www.tom-malone.com
On Tuesday 07 August 2001 1:46, you wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> print<<HTML;
> <head>
> HELLO WOLRD!
> </head>
> HTML
>
> If this HTML is being run with Perl which it is of coarse how would I know
> what version of the HTML it is.
>
> I really hope this makes sense. I read there is alot of different versions
> of HTML such as 3.2 and 4.0. Does the browser take care of this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Daniel Falkenberg
>
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