BlogAnother Great Reason Why All Versions of IE Are Terrible

Not only does IE render things bad, it renders inconsistently. For example, I am working on a design. I go through my typical program of checking browser compatibility.

This is what it SHOULD look like (FF3, click to enlarge):
ff3

It works perfectly in IE8 (click to enlarge):
ie8
So far so good.

I open IE7 in a virtual machine. I am dumbfounded. It looks terrible:
ie8

I need IE6 Compatibility for this project so I was dreading opening up the IE6 virtual machine. It looks PERFECT (well, there wasn’t PNG transparency and the navigation was 1 pixel off, but that’s not bad!):
ie6

Related PostsExtra Credit Reading.

No related posts.

What others saidComments. (8)

  1. Nick August 26, 2009

    First.

  2. Ramblingwood August 31, 2009

    second

  3. Carter September 14, 2009

    third

  4. Ramblingwood September 14, 2009

    wow. really?

  5. Daniel October 14, 2009

    Hey alec,

    Just seen your template on GFWD and wanted to say to you: good job!

    I totally like it :)

  6. Ramblingwood October 14, 2009

    Hey, thanks!

    As you can tell, I got that IE7 issue resolved in the version on GFWD :D

    Link for curious people: http://www.getfreewebdesigns.com/preview/?template=631

  7. Daniel December 28, 2009

    Hey Alec,
    I was just thinking, this template is awsome and it would have potential as a WordPress theme. Would it be ok to you if I convert it to one and release it for free? :)

  8. Ramblingwood January 23, 2010

    Yeah, go ahead! I’m glad you like it!

Leave Your MarkComment.