Down with IE

ProCookie · 10-12-2007, 07:23 PM

Its only when you start writing websites that you learn how much Internet Explorer sucks. I have been trying to get my blog layout working in IE for all most a week and i have had tons of problems.

You literally have to write hacks to get things working in IE, i counted how many i hacks i have been forced to used today and i found 7. Not only is this a bad way of writing code but it also marks my blog as not being XHTML 1.0 valid, but after looking all over the internet i found that theres no valid code fixes for these bugs i keep getting and i also found that Microsoft themselfs use these hacks in there web sites, so they display properly.

With IE being the default choice of browser for millions of people i cant simply leave these bugs, So i have to keep patching and patching till everything works

not cool

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felix8406 · 10-12-2007, 09:12 PM

Sorry to hear that, but you are correct; if your website is not viewable through IE7, you'll miss out. IE7 is the dominant browser in the world and keeps gaining ground. Let me know if there's anything I can do from here.

Snuffy · 10-13-2007, 01:12 PM

I have had no problems viewing your site... and I have IE7 and all the latest upgrades for it.... you need a tester for you site with IE7.
IE 7.0.6000.16546

I'm your guy..any time...you need a test.

PS: Not a pirated version - Legit version

Just left your site... all looks very well to me.. all pics show, all links work.

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ProCookie · 10-13-2007, 01:34 PM

Yes i managed to redo my template once again today, i think i have got it right this time. No problems in IE7 or Firefox.

felix8406 · 10-13-2007, 01:40 PM

Well, it looks good from here, San Antonio, TX USA and IE7.

ProCookie · 10-13-2007, 01:51 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys, Felix it sounds so crazy when you say it looks good from San Antonio, TX USA, Its amazing how much technology has come along in the last 2 decades. I'm just your average joe Britt but i can share my thoughts with people from around the world without publishing a book or traveling.

felix8406 · 10-13-2007, 02:02 PM

That's exactly I was thinking when I posted. We sometimes take that for granted, but the fact that we can communicate from such long distances in such a short time is amazing. Sometimes we need to stop what we are doing and contemplate all these wonders. We can't afford to loose our WOW!

ProCookie · 10-13-2007, 02:14 PM

very true, we have come so far! makes you wonder whats left in the future, im not quite sure but if its anything as revolutionary as what we have now, were in for a treat.

felix8406 · 10-13-2007, 05:18 PM

One thing I'm looking forward to is the day when one person can communicate with another person remotely, in any language and seen each other on a high definition screen; just like being in the same room.

ProCookie · 10-13-2007, 05:52 PM

I think that as we have progressed we forget things as well stuff like CRT Monitors, terrestrial TV, standard radio, CD players, film cameras. but of course all these things get replaced with better newer stuff

Heres some things that i think we will forget over the next 10 years or so

DVD
32bit Computing
ethernet/wired networking
standard definition TV
dial-up and low spec broadband internet services

can anyone think of other stuff we have forgot and stuff that you think we will forget.

felix8406 · 10-13-2007, 05:59 PM

How about CD-Rom drives, sound cards, wired keyboard and mouse, regular non-chargeable batteries.

Wiggles · 10-13-2007, 06:06 PM

Hell to wired keyboards and mice!

I don't even think wireless keyboards will be around by then, just all by touch.

ProCookie · 10-13-2007, 06:28 PM

You have just made a good point Felix, i havnt seen a sound card in years

and yes Wiggles touch is getting popular just check out Microsoft Surface.

Wiggles · 10-13-2007, 06:37 PM

Actually I've just realized felix does make a good point as you said, I can't remember the last time I saw a sound card.

As for Microsoft Surface, from what I've seen does really look like the future of home computing but hey you never know Apple might crate something simular with their Macs no?

felix8406 · 10-13-2007, 07:21 PM

Built-in sound cards, as opposed to built-in graphics cards, has taken over the standard PCI sound card we used be accustomed to. I do think the standard hard drive is also about to take a big hit. Flash type storage will catch up, probably sooner than later, to the point where moving parts inside the PC will become a thing of the past.

10-12-2007, 07:23 PM	#1
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Down with IE Its only when you start writing websites that you learn how much Internet Explorer sucks. I have been trying to get my blog layout working in IE for all most a week and i have had tons of problems. You literally have to write hacks to get things working in IE, i counted how many i hacks i have been forced to used today and i found 7. Not only is this a bad way of writing code but it also marks my blog as not being XHTML 1.0 valid, but after looking all over the internet i found that theres no valid code fixes for these bugs i keep getting and i also found that Microsoft themselfs use these hacks in there web sites, so they display properly. With IE being the default choice of browser for millions of people i cant simply leave these bugs, So i have to keep patching and patching till everything works not cool __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-12-2007, 09:12 PM	#2
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Sorry to hear that, but you are correct; if your website is not viewable through IE7, you'll miss out. IE7 is the dominant browser in the world and keeps gaining ground. Let me know if there's anything I can do from here. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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10-13-2007, 01:34 PM	#4
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Yes i managed to redo my template once again today, i think i have got it right this time. No problems in IE7 or Firefox. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-13-2007, 01:40 PM	#5
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Well, it looks good from here, San Antonio, TX USA and IE7. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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10-13-2007, 01:51 PM	#6
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	Thanks for the feedback guys, Felix it sounds so crazy when you say it looks good from San Antonio, TX USA, Its amazing how much technology has come along in the last 2 decades. I'm just your average joe Britt but i can share my thoughts with people from around the world without publishing a book or traveling. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-13-2007, 02:02 PM	#7
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	That's exactly I was thinking when I posted. We sometimes take that for granted, but the fact that we can communicate from such long distances in such a short time is amazing. Sometimes we need to stop what we are doing and contemplate all these wonders. We can't afford to loose our WOW! __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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10-13-2007, 02:14 PM	#8
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	very true, we have come so far! makes you wonder whats left in the future, im not quite sure but if its anything as revolutionary as what we have now, were in for a treat. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-13-2007, 05:18 PM	#9
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	One thing I'm looking forward to is the day when one person can communicate with another person remotely, in any language and seen each other on a high definition screen; just like being in the same room. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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10-13-2007, 05:52 PM	#10
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	I think that as we have progressed we forget things as well stuff like CRT Monitors, terrestrial TV, standard radio, CD players, film cameras. but of course all these things get replaced with better newer stuff Heres some things that i think we will forget over the next 10 years or so DVD 32bit Computing ethernet/wired networking standard definition TV dial-up and low spec broadband internet services can anyone think of other stuff we have forgot and stuff that you think we will forget. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-13-2007, 05:59 PM	#11
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	How about CD-Rom drives, sound cards, wired keyboard and mouse, regular non-chargeable batteries. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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10-13-2007, 06:06 PM	#12
Wiggles Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 431	Hell to wired keyboards and mice! I don't even think wireless keyboards will be around by then, just all by touch. __________________ Host of the Vista Babble Podcast :cool: CCleaner is the best freeware ever! [B][I]I'm back...again! lol (Updated August 2008)[/I][/B] :lol:
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10-13-2007, 06:28 PM	#13
ProCookie Special Member - Vista Babble Promoter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,676	You have just made a good point Felix, i havnt seen a sound card in years and yes Wiggles touch is getting popular just check out Microsoft Surface. __________________ [COLOR="Red"][B][SIZE="2"]ALL THINGS WINDOWS 7 AND MORE! [URL="http://www.edgarstudios.co.uk"]VISIT MY BLOG[/SIZE][/URL][/B][/COLOR]
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10-13-2007, 06:37 PM	#14
Wiggles Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 431	Actually I've just realized felix does make a good point as you said, I can't remember the last time I saw a sound card. As for Microsoft Surface, from what I've seen does really look like the future of home computing but hey you never know Apple might crate something simular with their Macs no? __________________ Host of the Vista Babble Podcast :cool: CCleaner is the best freeware ever! [B][I]I'm back...again! lol (Updated August 2008)[/I][/B] :lol:
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10-13-2007, 07:21 PM	#15
felix8406 ABXpert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,628	Built-in sound cards, as opposed to built-in graphics cards, has taken over the standard PCI sound card we used be accustomed to. I do think the standard hard drive is also about to take a big hit. Flash type storage will catch up, probably sooner than later, to the point where moving parts inside the PC will become a thing of the past. __________________ Your site for Free Always software: [URL="http://http://www.softdorm.com/"]http://http://www.softdorm.com/[/URL]
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