IE 8

Kakashi266 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 09:29 AM

Maybe there should be a category to deal with the various browsers people use, but until then this is pretty miscellaneous.

Uh, has anyone downloaded the IE 8 beta yet? I'm very wary of downloading it myself, but I want to see what it can do. I just wasted an hour of my life getting my page to work with IE 7 (worked perfectly with everything else), and I want to see if the new browser can handle everything correctly or not.

TechieGuy · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 10:16 AM

I haven't downloaded it, and probably won't while it is still in beta.

If you want to try out your site in IE 8, check out http://browsershots.org/. I believe version 8 is an option.

Kakashi266 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 11:06 AM

Indeed it is, thanks.

EDIT - Damn, for a moment I thought IE 8 royally screwed it up, but it looks like the page wasn't done loading. Seems to be a common problem on that site.

TechieGuy · #4 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 11:38 AM

If you are talking about the Browsershots page not finished loading, yep it does take some time. The more browsers you select, the long it may take.

I usually just loaded the site and come back a few minutes later to see what it had completed.

lisa · #5 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 01:32 PM

I'm really glad you told us about that site TG, I use it all the time now. I'll just be glad when IE6 and lower is obsolete! I HATE the way older versions of IE deal with CSS. Seems like they've gotten it together in 7 and 8 (for the most part).

Kakashi266 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lisa

Seems like they've gotten it together in 7 (for the most part).

For the most part indeed. Much of the time I've spent on my site is making it work for IE.

Gigababbler · #7 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 03:49 PM

Firefox 3 beats IE anyday.

Internet explorer is OK, except it keeps nagging you about this and that which pisses me off.

TechieGuy · #8 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 04:13 PM

I'm sure all of us will be happy when IE6 is obsolete. Unfortunately, many people still use it (such as my work).

From what I heard IE8 follows HTML standards better than the previous versions. I think Microsoft is starting to clue in that doing things their own way just doesn't work. We'll have to see, though.

Weller · #9 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 08:49 PM

I also use IE6 with my XP Pro SP2.
I use it because many websites don't work with FF.
Some even refuse to load itself in FF.

Sad but true.

TechieGuy · #10 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Weller

I also use IE6 with my XP Pro SP2.
I use it because many websites don't work with FF.
Some even refuse to load itself in FF.

Sad but true.

I had that problem in the past when Firefox first came out, but I am seeing it less these days. The sites that do have trouble displaying in Firefox are either because they were coded for IE, or they need a plugin for Firefox.

Unfortunately, IE doesn't follow the HTML standards as Firefox does, so sites that are designed for IE usually are not standard.

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