Hello Thomas, On Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:02:17 +0700GMT Thomas Fernandez wrote:
PVN>> Do you want TB to use IE to render HTML like so many others? TF> Are we discussing again whether or not TB! should display HTML? I agree with you that TB should display HTML. But then the HTML code has to be written following the W3C standards. Many pages that don't display as they should contain HTML errors. TF> And I want HTML mails to be displayed correctly, no excuses. Well, I understand the request but: if you order a cocktail in a bar and you get something that doesn't follow the recipe, who would you blame, the recipe or the bartender? I'm pretty sure that there will always be webpages and HTML messages that don't show up properly as long as there is a large number of rendering engines. On the other hand, a tolerant rendering has always the risk of security issues. TF> For me as a user, it is transparent whether they use the IE TF> engine. They chose not to, and that is OK with me. The problem with rendering is that there are still web programmers who optimize their code for IE 7 or even IE6. Nearly all actual browsers have problems displaying such pages. Knowing that it makes sense that windows asks me during updates for IE8 if I want to install also the compatibility mode for older IE versions. I'm not a web programmer but I use XML very often. Looking at the source code of your example shows an incorrect DOCTYPE statement. So, perhaps this is the root of the unsatisfying display of the HTML? TF> They reported that they have improved something in this beta TF> version, and I tested and found a problem. Why are you hitting me TF> up for testing a beta version for the apparently fixed problem? You shouldn't be hit but one of the programmers should explain why this message doesn't display properly in TB. -- Regards, Feli :de-bb: The Bat! 4.2.33.7 Beta on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 3 Initialise constants with DATA statements or INITIAL attributes; initialise variables with executable code. [The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher)] ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 4.2.33.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
