IE - compatibility mode
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- qoob
Is this normally something you worry about when coding webpages - getting them to display correctly in IE when compatibility mode is turned on?
- dibec0
yes. the mere fact you are working with IE is an issue. Does not matter what you have on/off, that pos browser screws up everything.
Steps.
1. Code for Chrome, Safari, Firefox,
2. Code for IE.
3. Rinse and repeat.- IE = all-nighter sometimes....vaxorcist
- totally. or just design everything in tables. lol.dibec
- <-- Exactly this. :/Crack_Junkie
- qoob0
Not saying IE isn't a disaster in general...just wondering if coding for compatibility mode is considered "a requirement" by most people here.
- qoob0
OK...for posterity's sake, I think the correct answer is "no"
http://programmers.stackexchange…
Just told the developer who complained about this to GFO
- ETM0
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
Tells IE to use most current rendering engine available.
- utopian0
Everybody including Raymond hates IE.
- evilpeacock0
It's actually called "Compatibility View". It mucks of online searches that a lot of devs call it "Compatibility Mode".
- ukit20
The whole concept is idiotic...it's no accident that no other browser requires it
- i_was0
steps:
1. One code for everything
2. no conditional style sheets
- dbloc0
never added this in...maybe I'll give it a go.
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
- evilpeacock0
That meta tag is the best thing you can do, however clients can still manually click into Compatibility View and override it. When that happens things get kinda messy.