Also, IE6's handling of keyword font sizes in standards mode is consistent with other modern browsers. IE6 in quirks mode (and IE 5.5) renders keyword-defined font sizes a step larger than most other
browsers.
Yes, IE6 handle a few things _differently_ in "standard" and quirks mode. One line of CSS-corrections may have to be deleted, and maybe another put in.
Most differences between Microsoft "standard" and W3C standard are still present, and we are just handling some of these differences differently in IE6' two modes. Add support for IE5.0 and 5.5 also, and we may have to deal with these differences in several different versions. A smaller number of corrections is usually needed if they are all in the same mode = quirks mode.
Still not much standard-support added in IE6' "standard" mode, so why care about what mode IE6 is in? I have no personal preference here, but I can't see that IE6' mode play a big role when it comes to correcting it. Just compare the following: <http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_1_09.html> <http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_1_09-nocheat.html> <http://www.gunlaug.no/contents/wd_1_09-nocheat-standard.html> ...it's the same - simple - page, with and without IE/win fixes.
We will always have to /cheat/ and /fix things/ in order to get IE6 anywhere near standard behavior, and I don't think there's much disagreement about this simple fact.
My conclusion is that IE6 just isn't standard in any mode, so no mode-change will really solve anything. :-)
regards
Georg
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