Question for Fuzzy

Cap'n Fuzzy

I've got a dumb question for ya.


First, the background:

I used Anybrowser.com  (  http://www.anybrowser.com/siteviewer.html  )    to
look at a site
( http://pages.prodigy.net/ray.henderson/index.html )   I'm working on.


The site displays exactly the way I want it to using the HTML 3.2 option of
Anybrowser.   It also displays correctly using the HTML 4.0 Transitional
option.    Just for the heck of it, I looked at it using the HTML 4.0 Strict
option.    Everything fell apart with 4.0 Strict.    By that I mean there
were borders around graphics, positioning was off, etc.    ( BTW,
http://pages.prodigy.net/ray.henderson/validation.html  lists the files of
the site which  have validated with the  W3C validator (HTML 4.01
Transitional)  and  I was viewing only validated pages with Anybrowser. )






Now for the question:   (Keep in mind I'm just an HTML amateur)

Why does a page which validates (W3C  HTML 4.01 Transitional)  display
correctly with the HTML 3.2 and 4.O transitional options of Anybrowser,  yet
look so different with the HTML 4.0 strict??    ***I assumed that anything
which validates 4.01 Transitional would display fine using 4.0 strict.***
Obviously that must not be the case.
I'm a little confused with all this HTML 3.2,  4.0 strict - transitional
stuff.  Can ya help me understand this a little better??



I'm just an old retired geezer,  living off dog food & road-kill,  trying to
have a little fun & you guys are making life difficult for me with all this
3.2 - 4.0 - 4.01 - Msie 5.5 - Msie 5.0 - Net 5.0  stuff.

Thanks

Ray

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