Good points James. When I think about cross-browser compatibility, I try to keep the following points in mind:
1 - Websites don't have to look the same in each browser. This doesn't mean that you can ignore how pages render in browsers you don't care about; it means that if Chrome displays rounded corners, and IE6 does not, this is still acceptable, so long as it doesn't look wrong or broken to someone using IE6. 2 - To piggyback off 1, make the experience usable and consistent in each browser. This is the short and sweet rule I try to live by when making CSS decisions. 3 - There is no such thing as a compliant browser. Some browsers support functionality that we are looking to begin using, but so long as browsers are not designing to a universal standard, expect there to be rendering differences and variety of support. So I guess what I'm trying to communicate is that you should be designing for the latest browsers, then implement override stylesheets for older browsers such as IE6/7. So long as your presentation looks finished, consistent, and usable in each browser individually, you're good to go. Don't let those old browsers affect your core stylesheet(s). Eric Taylor < Elements Aside /> http://www.elementsaside.com On Dec 18, 2010, at 11:16 PM, James Ducker <jduc...@ieee.org> wrote: > > Imho, we should take care of any layout issue, but not try to get fancy > effects via extra markup, images, filters, and other hacks. In short, IE6 > should get layout fixes and miss on properties like "border-radius", > "opacity", etc. > So no need for a specific styles sheet imo. > > > The reason for this is twofold though: firstly, you want to coax people off > of IE6. Secondly, you want to keep their user experience sane. IE6's > rendering engine was not designed with many of today's more modern layouts > and techniques in mind, and the average IE6 user will have an average XP box > that will chug like hell on large or JS-or-DOM-complicated pages. > > - James > > -- > James Ducker > Web Developer > http://www.studioj.net.au > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
