I was so spooked by the subject line of this post that I'd been living in denial for the past week as it sat unread in my inbox. I am now living in a freakish world where IE 8 has four rendering modes. Thanks a lot, Alex...
Art Thompson, Jr. Logical Things - Design + Technology 917-609-1158 [m] 512-692-9865 [w] www.logicalthings.com linkedin.com/in/logicalthings twitter.com/logicalthings On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Alex S. Jones <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
