Comments on: Five simple steps to alleviate IE6 frustration http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/ Thoughts on web development and technologies by Peter Gasston Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-24338 Scott Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:39:19 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-24338 Too me using conditionals for IE6 or let alone 7 is a HACK!! We have finally decided to use a template/themeing strategy that already exists with our site and created a theme specifically for IE6. This allows us to change the DOM and CSS as we see fit for that evil browser instead of tying up resources trying to write utopia code for all. This has actually become more maintenance friendly for us instead of testing troublesome cascading conditionals and star hacks. Since in reality your already keeping track of two front ends anyway. (we are utilizing smarty .tpls for this) Too me using conditionals for IE6 or let alone 7 is a HACK!!

We have finally decided to use a template/themeing strategy that already exists with our site and created a theme specifically for IE6. This allows us to change the DOM and CSS as we see fit for that evil browser instead of tying up resources trying to write utopia code for all. This has actually become more maintenance friendly for us instead of testing troublesome cascading conditionals and star hacks. Since in reality your already keeping track of two front ends anyway. (we are utilizing smarty .tpls for this)

]]> By: Max http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-7122 Max Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:47:51 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-7122 Peter, Agreed, a little info on all of IE's quirks will get you most of the way there, but the sheer number of bugs at all levels (HTML, CSS, DOM, JS) is just astounding sometimes, and I doubt that anyone has a complete list of all the bugs/issues with IE. I've started my own collection of the most frustrating here (for all browsers), but alas 90% of them are for IE. Example query: http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/search/label/DOM%20Methods Peter,

Agreed, a little info on all of IE’s quirks will get you most of the way there, but the sheer number of bugs at all levels (HTML, CSS, DOM, JS) is just astounding sometimes, and I doubt that anyone has a complete list of all the bugs/issues with IE.

I’ve started my own collection of the most frustrating here (for all browsers), but alas 90% of them are for IE.

Example query:
http://webbugtrack.blogspot.com/search/label/DOM%20Methods

]]> By: Website maken http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-3060 Website maken Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:02:57 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-3060 I don't know why Microsoft released IE7, it's 100% frustration for webmasters. We have to change our html every time and it looks different in every browser. Shame shame Microsoft! I don’t know why Microsoft released IE7, it’s 100% frustration for webmasters. We have to change our html every time and it looks different in every browser. Shame shame Microsoft!

]]> By: Jaap http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-686 Jaap Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:46:03 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-686 I agree 100%... if you know the most common bugs and their workarounds a lot is possible. It's annoying that advanced selectors are missing but those can often times be worked around by using special class names. Also, if you keep your layouts fixed getting IE(6) to behave is a lot easier. But I must say, point 4 is the most useful but also the hardest one. I agree 100%… if you know the most common bugs and their workarounds a lot is possible. It’s annoying that advanced selectors are missing but those can often times be worked around by using special class names.

Also, if you keep your layouts fixed getting IE(6) to behave is a lot easier. But I must say, point 4 is the most useful but also the hardest one.

]]> By: Peter http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-674 Peter Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:25:54 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-674 IE6 supports the use of 'margin: 0 auto'. I'm using it on this site, for example. IE6 supports the use of ‘margin: 0 auto’. I’m using it on this site, for example.

]]> By: Navarr http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-669 Navarr Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:34:29 +0000 http://www.broken-links.com/2007/08/09/four-simple-steps-to-alleviate-ie6-frustration/#comment-669 The problem is that IE6, and hell even IE7 doesn't support all of CSS2!!!! When we have to add things like "text-align:center;" to a previous box element just to get another box element to center when we could, logically use "margin: 0 auto;". And of course; lets not even go into CSS3. IE could use a lot of improvement with doing things the ways STANDARDS say things should be done. * { display: relative; } shows such things. The problem is that IE6, and hell even IE7 doesn’t support all of CSS2!!!!

When we have to add things like “text-align:center;” to a previous box element just to get another box element to center when we could, logically use “margin: 0 auto;”.

And of course; lets not even go into CSS3.

IE could use a lot of improvement with doing things the ways STANDARDS say things should be done.

* { display: relative; } shows such things.

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