Comments on: let’s all hate on IE6 for a moment http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/ things we think Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:15:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: carl http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-74 Tue, 23 May 2006 22:03:59 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-74 Though the bird style does seem to work nicely now in IE6 (well done), it is sad indeed to hack up a nice clean style for IE6 compatibility. So here's my thought. I know browser-detection is bad, but for the interim between now and IE6 going away, why don't we just do a little browser-sniff in the JS style-setter and make the default IE6 style be something IE6-friendly (it could be a new style, or the hacked bird). Keep all the alternate styles nice and clean and unhacked and not pixel based (even bring back the unhacked bird). You've already got a warning up on the styles page, so if an IE6 user decides to switch from the IE6 default to a standards-based style, they've been warned. What do you think? Though the bird style does seem to work nicely now in IE6 (well done), it is sad indeed to hack up a nice clean style for IE6 compatibility.

So here’s my thought. I know browser-detection is bad, but for the interim between now and IE6 going away, why don’t we just do a little browser-sniff in the JS style-setter and make the default IE6 style be something IE6-friendly (it could be a new style, or the hacked bird). Keep all the alternate styles nice and clean and unhacked and not pixel based (even bring back the unhacked bird).

You’ve already got a warning up on the styles page, so if an IE6 user decides to switch from the IE6 default to a standards-based style, they’ve been warned.

What do you think?

]]> by: eric http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-70 Mon, 22 May 2006 18:24:35 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-70 actually, i'm a bit worried about IE7. if i hack all my styles here to work for IE(OLD), and IE7 fixes all the little bugs that allow the standard box-model hacks, but they don't fix the larger CSS issues (i.e. the box model bugs), we've got nothing. hacks may be backwards compatible, but they're never forward compatible (and everything else here sould be). i just don't like it. i don't like it one bit. actually, i’m a bit worried about IE7.

if i hack all my styles here to work for IE(OLD), and IE7 fixes all the little bugs that allow the standard box-model hacks, but they don’t fix the larger CSS issues (i.e. the box model bugs), we’ve got nothing. hacks may be backwards compatible, but they’re never forward compatible (and everything else here sould be). i just don’t like it. i don’t like it one bit.

]]> by: eric http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-61 Fri, 19 May 2006 05:56:55 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-61 IE6 can GO HOME. GET OUT. WE DON'T WANT YOUR KIND. ok. i'll fix up the bird ones by making it all static and pixel based. then i'll (hate myself and) use the box model hack to make IE happy. but don't think i'll like it. maybe, while i'm at it, i'll use nested tables. I pray about that IE7 beta every night before bed. IE6 can GO HOME. GET OUT. WE DON’T WANT YOUR KIND.

ok. i’ll fix up the bird ones by making it all static and pixel based. then i’ll (hate myself and) use the box model hack to make IE happy. but don’t think i’ll like it. maybe, while i’m at it, i’ll use nested tables.

I pray about that IE7 beta every night before bed.

]]> by: carl http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-54 Fri, 19 May 2006 01:09:16 +0000 http://blog.meyerbros.org/2006/05/18/lets-all-hate-on-ie6-for-a-moment/#comment-54 Well, I went ahead and did it. Sent out an email to the family - didn't see why they should be left out of the fun. Then I thought: well, I could have waited until we have the navigation all cleared up. But if you start down that road, you're never really finished. Well, I went ahead and did it. Sent out an email to the family - didn’t see why they should be left out of the fun. Then I thought: well, I could have waited until we have the navigation all cleared up. But if you start down that road, you’re never really finished.

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