CSS hack for IE8?

Hello,

My GUI works fine in the following browsers:
- IE6
- IE7
- Opera
- Safari
- Firefox
- Seamonkey
- Konqueror
However, yesterday, I tested it in IE8b1, and it's totally broken
http://neuridia.org/docs/gui/
I'd like to know if there is a hack to format my page only for IE8.
Thanks,

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Charles.

Charles A. Landemaine wrote:

Hello,

My GUI works fine in the following browsers:
- IE6
- IE7
- Opera
- Safari
- Firefox
- Seamonkey
- Konqueror
However, yesterday, I tested it in IE8b1, and it's totally broken
http://neuridia.org/docs/gui/
I'd like to know if there is a hack to format my page only for IE8.

Your URL just gives a directory listing. I am assuming that you meant
inbox.html

It may not be your fault: IE8b1 appears to be quite flaky. But I would
start by fixing the CSS errors.

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:20:36 +0100, Charles A. Landemaine
<landemaine (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hello,

My GUI works fine in the following browsers:
- IE6
- IE7
- Opera
- Safari
- Firefox
- Seamonkey
- Konqueror
However, yesterday, I tested it in IE8b1, and it's totally broken
http://neuridia.org/docs/gui/
I'd like to know if there is a hack to format my page only for IE8.

You could use the MSIE proprietary 'comment' conditional offcourse.
However, I think it's to soon to create MSIE8 hacks, as far as I learned a
lot is still quite buggy. It would be a waste of time to write around bugs
they might fix anyway (and why the hell does MSIE8 STILL insist on not
understanding XHTML headers and SVG?).

BTW: especially hovering above & clicking on links seems to be broken ATM.
Don't try to fix that yet.
--
Rik Wasmus

On Mar 6, 10:58*am, C A Upsdell <cupsd... (AT) upsdell (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Your URL just gives a directory listing. *I am assuming that you meant
inbox.html

Yes, sorry

It may not be your fault: *IE8b1 appears to be quite flaky. *But I would
start by fixing the CSS errors.

Thanks, I just tried to validate my style sheet on the W3C site, all
errors are related to IE6 hacks. Are they OK? If they aren't, what do
you suggest?
Thanks.

On Mar 6, 11:01*am, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Don't try to fix that yet.

Thanks, I'll wait for RCs then.

In article
<7d364296-2f49-45a4-8a81-67a78f7aec40 (AT) 2g2000hsn (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
"Charles A. Landemaine" <landemaine (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

On Mar 6, 10:58*am, C A Upsdell <cupsd... (AT) upsdell (DOT) invalid> wrote:
Your URL just gives a directory listing. *I am assuming that you meant
inbox.html

Yes, sorry

It may not be your fault: *IE8b1 appears to be quite flaky. *But I would
start by fixing the CSS errors.

Thanks, I just tried to validate my style sheet on the W3C site, all
errors are related to IE6 hacks. Are they OK? If they aren't, what do
you suggest?
Thanks.

I've only ever used a couple of minor IE6 css tricks at most;
I placed them in a <style>...</style> block nested inside a
conditional comment for IE <= 6, since they turned out not to
be needed in IE 7 so long as you triggered standards mode.
The resulting pages passed W3C CSS validation, and without
warnings, either!

On Mar 6, 3:47*pm, David Stone <no.em... (AT) domain (DOT) invalid> wrote:

I've only ever used a couple of minor IE6 css tricks at most;
I placed them in a <style>...</style> block nested inside a
conditional comment for IE <= 6, since they turned out not to
be needed in IE 7 so long as you triggered standards mode.
The resulting pages passed W3C CSS validation, and without
warnings, either!

Thanks, David. Yes, I could do that, but what about if I want to use
just one style sheet file?

Rik Wasmus wrote:

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:20:36 +0100, Charles A. Landemaine
landemaine (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hello,

My GUI works fine in the following browsers:
- IE6
- IE7
- Opera
- Safari
- Firefox
- Seamonkey
- Konqueror
However, yesterday, I tested it in IE8b1, and it's totally broken
http://neuridia.org/docs/gui/
I'd like to know if there is a hack to format my page only for IE8.

You could use the MSIE proprietary 'comment' conditional offcourse.
However, I think it's to soon to create MSIE8 hacks, as far as I learned
a lot is still quite buggy. It would be a waste of time to write around
bugs they might fix anyway (and why the hell does MSIE8 STILL insist on
not understanding XHTML headers and SVG?).

Microsoft has poured its support for browser-based vector graphics into
Silverlight, which, along with Adobe's Flash and Flex, has taken
interest away from the clunky SVG technology.

On 2008-03-08, Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

Rik Wasmus wrote:
On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:20:36 +0100, Charles A. Landemaine
landemaine (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Hello,

My GUI works fine in the following browsers:
- IE6
- IE7
- Opera
- Safari
- Firefox
- Seamonkey
- Konqueror
However, yesterday, I tested it in IE8b1, and it's totally broken
http://neuridia.org/docs/gui/
I'd like to know if there is a hack to format my page only for IE8.

You could use the MSIE proprietary 'comment' conditional offcourse.
However, I think it's to soon to create MSIE8 hacks, as far as I learned
a lot is still quite buggy. It would be a waste of time to write around
bugs they might fix anyway (and why the hell does MSIE8 STILL insist on
not understanding XHTML headers and SVG?).

Microsoft has poured its support for browser-based vector graphics into
Silverlight, which, along with Adobe's Flash and Flex, has taken
interest away from the clunky SVG technology.

What's clunky about SVG technology?

Charles A. Landemaine wrote:

On Mar 6, 3:47 pm, David Stone <no.em... (AT) domain (DOT) invalid> wrote:
I've only ever used a couple of minor IE6 css tricks at most;
I placed them in a <style>...</style> block nested inside a
conditional comment for IE <= 6, since they turned out not to
be needed in IE 7 so long as you triggered standards mode.
The resulting pages passed W3C CSS validation, and without
warnings, either!

Thanks, David. Yes, I could do that, but what about if I want to use
just one style sheet file?

A pain ain't it! As as MS keeps dragging behind like a uncooperative
2-year-old this is a web designer's reality. Recent reports I've read
IE8 is that it will probably fall short again opposed to first blush...

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Take care,

Jonathan
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