When I view the page on an elderly, bare-metal XPsp3 IE8 I see just what Robbie has posted.
-C ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robbie Gemmell" <robbie.gemm...@gmail.com> > To: dev@qpid.apache.org > Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 6:41:03 AM > Subject: Re: Website update 6 > > I'm not sure if we are seeing different things, or just disagree on how > well the documentation works when using IE8. > > This is what I see for the Java broker docbook content when using IE8 and > Firefox > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/java_broker_book-ie8.png > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/java_broker_book-ff.png > > Is this what you get? The content being in a bolder and larger font than > when using Firefox is a little annoying but obviously survivable, however > that it also dwarfs the headings is more of an issue and for me makes the > documentation significantly more difficult to use. Although annoying, I can > overlook the links magically dropping on to new lines (it doesnt seem to do > it all of the time, so that might even be an issue with the docbook source). > > The headings not being prominent also seems to be an issue in other areas, > though in a different way than within the docbook content, e.g: > > Homepage: > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/home-ie8.png > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/home-ff.png > > Documentation page: > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/documentation-ie8.png > http://people.apache.org/~robbie/qpid/website/2ndJuly2013/documentation-ff.png > > I am not suggesting that we need to have anything like parity with the > modern browsers, but I do think we should ensure the new site doesnt seem > actively hostile to those still stuck on older browsers like IE8 (which is > unfortunately still a lot of people). > > Robbie > > On 2 July 2013 18:05, Justin Ross <justin.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Robbie Gemmell > > <robbie.gemm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I gave it another look in IE8 and the site now renders, though it does so > > > with an error indicated and much of the styling for headings, navigation > > > highlighting, column layouts, fonts etc doesn't seem to be as intended. > > > > I've fixed the javascript error. My testing (on IE8 on XP) shows the > > layout and styling working properly, with the exception of things that > > only newer browsers support, such as font loading and rounded borders. > > > > > It's usable in a pinch but can be quite hard to follow, particularly for > > > the documentation etc. > > > > I also spent time moving around in the documentation in IE8, and for > > me it seems to be working well. > > > > > I also just noticed that the search image in the top right and the Apache > > > feather image in the footer navigation gets a blue border in IE (8 and > > 10, > > > which seems to otherwise match Firefox 21). > > > > This is fixed. > > > > Thanks, > > Justin > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@qpid.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@qpid.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@qpid.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@qpid.apache.org
