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):
It works perfectly in IE8 (click to enlarge):
So far so good.
I open IE7 in a virtual machine. I am dumbfounded. It looks terrible:
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!):
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wow. really?
Hey alec,
Just seen your template on GFWD and wanted to say to you: good job!
I totally like it
Hey, thanks!
As you can tell, I got that IE7 issue resolved in the version on GFWD
Link for curious people: http://www.getfreewebdesigns.com/preview/?template=631
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?
Yeah, go ahead! I’m glad you like it!