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#243545 - 07/12/2004 14:13 Microsoft Sluggishness
Cybjorg addict Registered: 23/12/2002 Posts: 652 Loc: Winston Salem, NC	[vent mode] I'm getting a bit fed up having to alter my web design CSS code to compensate for IE's inadequacies. I have a hard time imagining a company like Microsoft not caring enough to re-release a standards-compliant browser in a timely manner. Or maybe I'm not surprised. Grrr. [/vent mode]
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#243546 - 07/12/2004 16:20 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: Cybjorg]
Dignan carpal tunnel Registered: 08/03/2000 Posts: 12338 Loc: Sterling, VA	I know there's some stuff they're bad with, but in general I hadn't really found that to be the case. If anything, they're getting more strict about compliance instead of making allowances for bad coding. What particular CSS code does IE not render well for you? The one thing that pisses me off with respect to MS and lack of compliance is with PNG alpha transparency. _________________________ Matt
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#243547 - 07/12/2004 16:49 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: Cybjorg]
jimhogan carpal tunnel Registered: 06/10/1999 Posts: 2591 Loc: Seattle, WA, U.S.A.	Quote: I'm getting a bit fed up having to alter my web design CSS code to compensate for IE's inadequacies. Funny to spy your post about 10 minutes after my first major run-in with the Peek-a-Boo Bug _________________________ Jim 'Tis the exceptional fellow who lies awake at night thinking of his successes.
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#243548 - 07/12/2004 17:06 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: jimhogan]
sn00p addict Registered: 24/07/2002 Posts: 618 Loc: South London	Quote: Funny to spy your post about 10 minutes after my first major run-in with the Peek-a-Boo Bug I just sat here trying to reproduce the bug as described on that page, only to realise a minute or so of trying, that I don't actually use I.E anymore (probably not in a year!)!
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#243549 - 07/12/2004 17:09 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: Dignan]
Cybjorg addict Registered: 23/12/2002 Posts: 652 Loc: Winston Salem, NC	Quote: What particular CSS code does IE not render well for you? Well, considering the fact that IE isn't fully CSS 1.0, allow me to list the issues that chafe me the most: inaccurate representation of the box model incorrect support for float and clear No inheritance within tables No support for Pseudo-elements No support for min-height and max-height This article is an interesting read in regards to their attitude to the (theoretically) 7.1 million people who aren't too happy about the state of IE's CSS compliance. Quote: The one thing that pisses me off with respect to MS and lack of compliance is with PNG alpha transparency. That one gets me too.
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#243550 - 07/12/2004 17:13 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: Cybjorg]
Dignan carpal tunnel Registered: 08/03/2000 Posts: 12338 Loc: Sterling, VA	Now that you mention it, it got me a little PO'd when I couldn't make something the maximum height of the screen, but I thought that was actually a CSS or XHTML problem. Frankly, I don't like some of the new "standards" to begin with, regardless of MS or any other browser. _________________________ Matt
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#243551 - 07/12/2004 17:19 Re: Microsoft Sluggishness [Re: Cybjorg]
Cybjorg addict Registered: 23/12/2002 Posts: 652 Loc: Winston Salem, NC	Position is Everything has a nice list of common CSS issues - many in which IE is at fault. It even lists the bug that Jim was running into.
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