I recently came across this flow chart that shows how IE 8 chooses which of its four rendering modes should be used to display a Web page. While it looks like something that could have been created for XKCD, sadly it is all too real.
http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/ie8-mode.png If you want further detail, check out http://hsivonen.iki.fi/doctype/#ie8 but the heart of the matter is: > IE8 has four modes: IE 5.5 quirks mode, IE 7 standards mode, IE 8 > almost standards mode and IE 8 standards mode. The choice of mode > depends on data from various sources: doctype, a meta element, an > HTTP header, periodically downloaded data from Microsoft, the > intranet zone, settings made by the user, settings made by an > intranet administrator, the mode of the frame parent if any and a UI > button togglable by the user. (With other apps that embed the > engine, the mode also depends on the embedding application.) Fun times, Alex Jones www.SilverSpider.com www.twitter.com/BaldMan www.RefreshAustin.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
