How do I get VML working in standards mode?

Question

I would like to be able to use vml objects on a page rendering in standards mode rather than quirks mode. I\'ve found fragments of answers scattered around but can\'t figure

Answer 1

I think I have it figured out. Step 1 is importing the vml namespace though javascript.

document.namespaces.add('v', 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml', "#default#VML");

This got some random vml samples to work in quirks mode but not standards. They key is that elements require a unit for measurements where quirks mode will assume px if a unit is not provided. Also shapes have to be styled with position:absolute; although lines apparently do not need this part.

Here's a sample with 2 ovals. Both ovals will render in quirks mode but the blue oval will not show in standards mode.