Closed Bug 417069 Opened 17 years ago Closed 15 years ago

FFX displays HTML code, not page when viewed offline with <!DOCTYPE> specified

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
2.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows 2000
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: office, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-07-30])

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12 Firefox appears to have a bug. I installed a new web development program that is designed to be W3C compliant and inserts the <DOC> code at the top of each page. When attempting to view any of these pages locally Firefox only shows them as the raw HTML not as web pages. IE displays them correctly. If I manually edit the page to delete the <! DOCTYPE > code the page will work. (Not really an option) I first enquired at W3C to determine the correct placement for this tag and it is correct per W3C standards. It seems to be Firefox that does not allow local viewing with this code inserted. When the page is uploaded to a web server it is displayed properly. I could not find this issue reported. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Load page locally into Firefox. Page has: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> at top. Actual Results: With the specified code in page, Firefox displays only the HTML/ext code of the page. Expected Results: Should render the web page as a normal page. As a developer I like to be able to switch views between Firefox and IE to assure mutual compatibility but with Firefox not letting me view pages off line it is a real problem.
Severity: normal → major
This bug was originally reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.6 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME http://www.mozilla.com http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode
Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-07-30]
Version: unspecified → 2.0 Branch
No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.8 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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