Comparison of layout engines (XHTML) |
The following tables compare XHTML compatibility and support for a number of layout engines. Please see the individual products articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. Unless otherwise specified in footnotes, comparisons are based on the stable versions without any add-ons, extensions or external programs.
Only XHTML 1.1 is considered. XHTML 1.1 is necessarily XHTML 1.01 Strict with more elements and attributes deprecated. XHTML 2.0 is still a working draft with no layout engine support. XHTML 1.0 and HTML 4 (both served with text/html are covered in comparison of layout engines (HTML). The comparison of XML capabilities are covered in comparison of layout engines (XML).
Version number, if possible, is provided for feature that is fully supported. Proprietary extensions are not included.
=Media types=
The responses when a well-formated XHTML document is server with different media types. Note that only application/xhtml+xml is the recommended media type.
==WebCore media type notes==
# application/xhtml+xml, application/xml, text/xml — HTML entities and custom entities defined by custom DTD are not recognized.
==KHTML media type notes==
# text/xml — HTML entities and custom entities defined by custom DTD are not recognized.
==iCab media type notes==
# application/xhtml+xml — Type selector in CSS is matched case-insensitively.
=Combined profiles=
Extending XHTML by combining with other applications of XML (not refering using img/object element).
==Gecko combined profile notes==
# SVG — The current Firefox 1.5 nightlies are built with SVG [http://annevankesteren.nl/archives/2005/04/svg-nightlies]. Modules that are supported, in progress, or not supported [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/svg/status.html]. # XForms — XForms is supported experimentally in nightly builds dated after January 28 2005 [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xforms/]. Requires installation of an extension.
==Presto combined profile notes==
# SVG — Complete SVG 1.1 Tiny support, but no support for the full profile.
=References=
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=See also=
*Comparison of layout engines|
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