Google will be ending support for IE6. That’s a good thing if you’re a front-end developer constantly pulling your hair to support IE6. You know how painful it could get. Fortunately this move by Google should force IE6 users to upgrade, switch or die. We came across a recent issue regarding multiple class selectors. <div [...]
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How Many People Still Use IE6, IE7 and IE8?
It’s been several years already and who would have thought that a great many people are still using IE6? Apparently, IE6 still has lots of fans. These two snapshots were taken from our properties, with majority of the visitors coming from the U.S. and Philippines. IE7 dominates the Internet Explorer charts. However, websites should still [...]
IE6 & IE7 Space Under Image Bug
Problem Description: IE6 and IE7 adds an extra space under an image. Fix: Add font-size:1px into the containing div. Fix courtesy of http://blog.creonfx.com/internet-explorer/ie6-image-whitespace-bug
On Running IE6, IE7 and IE8 side by side
Getting IE6, IE7 and IE8 to work on the same machine is a real pain. Fortunately the guys at Tredosoft released the Multiple IE Installer. Aarfing.dk has an excellent step by step instructions on how to run different IE versions them side by side
IE6 Bullete Disappear When Lists Are Floated To Form Multiple Columns
IE6 bullets disppear when lists are floated to form multiple columns. This happens because IE converts the lists <li> into inline (display:inline) elements when floated. A solution would be to put the bullets in the encasing link or span, inside the <li></li> Reference: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=549599
Different Colors in IE and Firefox
I discovered another problem while developing a site, I was surprised that the colors rendered from a .PNG image was different between IE and Firefox! Turns out this was because of Alpha Transparency Levels and Gamma Information that is stored inside PNGs. Your header background is a .gif, whereas your logo is a png. PNGs [...]