Tag Archives: DOCTYPE

SharePoint 2007 Design Tip: Gantt View with custom master pages

I recently discovered that your custom master page may affect the Gantt view of a SharePoint list.  I have seen the colored task bars extend past the framed container of the chart when a custom master page and CSS is applied to the site.  If this happens to you, you can try the following:

  • Systematically strip out the CSS and HTML to identify what code is causing the problem. Be sure to make backups of your files first.
  • Adjust the DOCTYPE tag that you are using. When this happened to me, I had to go way back and use the following DOCTYPE to get the Gantt view to show correctly:  <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN”>

And finally, add this on to your list of items to test while developing custom master pages for SharePoint!

DOCTYPES and SharePoint

I got asked by two separate friends of mine just within a few days of each other if I had any recommendations for what DOCTYPE tag should be used in SharePoint.  Honestly up until that point, I had not put a lot of thought into outside of the attitude of look up whatever A List Apart recommends and use that.   So I delved into it a bit more and now I do have an opinion on the matter. Continue reading →

All Day Event Width Display Fix for Master Pages Using DOCTYPE

If you specify a HTML 4.0 DOCTYPE tag in your master page, the Calendar control will present a couple of issues. First, Appointments in Week View that are longer than a 1/2 hour block, will not expand down to fill the appointment area. Second, the All Day Event marker in Month View will push past the right border. Continue reading →

The DOCTYPE tag and SharePoint Master Pages

I came across a new issue this week.  All of my custom master pages that I have done (including the base code I provide here) include a DOCTYPE tag that references the latest HTML specifications (<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd”>).  Unfortunately, the master page file used by default for SharePoint (default.master) does not specify a DOCTYPE tag at all.   So when the browser page renders the code, it reverts to quirks mode, which renders the HTML according to old rules. Continue reading →