Comments on: Can designers now ignore what a site looks like in IE6? http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/ Just another weblog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:02:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jimbo2779 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3854 jimbo2779 Thu, 17 May 2007 12:51:07 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3854 To Jenny, if you are using winXP you may want to un-install IE7 from time to time to test out any websites you've designed. All the sites ive worked on since IE7 have all looked terrible in IE6. I do find IE7 one of the easier sites to layout using pure CSS but IE6, FF and Opera all work similarly in comparison to IE7 so a few small changes will open up your site to around 40-50% of the nets users. Blindly ignoring visitors to your site due to not testing is just a straight up bad idea. To Jenny, if you are using winXP you may want to un-install IE7 from time to time to test out any websites you’ve designed. All the sites ive worked on since IE7 have all looked terrible in IE6. I do find IE7 one of the easier sites to layout using pure CSS but IE6, FF and Opera all work similarly in comparison to IE7 so a few small changes will open up your site to around 40-50% of the nets users.

Blindly ignoring visitors to your site due to not testing is just a straight up bad idea.

]]> By: Jenny http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3853 Jenny Wed, 02 May 2007 20:18:22 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3853 I don't have IE6 anymore so I can't really check anything. I just gotta hope it works. I don’t have IE6 anymore so I can’t really check anything. I just gotta hope it works.

]]> By: mic http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3852 mic Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:21:57 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3852 what the hell is IE? ;-) what the hell is IE? ;-)

]]> By: ikram_zidane http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3851 ikram_zidane Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:27:23 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3851 yeah, it does look bad.. well, i dont think we can ignore IE6.. i'm still using it. that made 1 user/visitor to your site.. well, can't we just design it with no flaws ? .. making it both usable in IE6 and IE7... yeah, it does look bad..

well, i dont think we can ignore IE6.. i’m still using it. that made 1 user/visitor to your site..

well, can’t we just design it with no flaws ? .. making it both usable in IE6 and IE7…

]]> By: Al http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3850 Al Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:36:13 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3850 Oh my lord it drives me crazy. I constantly forget that IE can't render things correctly, like PNG images. Usually if it's not too bad I don't bother to fix it, but if it's something like... well, it jumping to the bottom of the page or something I'll try to fix it. But sometimes, after fussing with trying to get IE to look decent I just give up. Oh my lord it drives me crazy. I constantly forget that IE can’t render things correctly, like PNG images.

Usually if it’s not too bad I don’t bother to fix it, but if it’s something like… well, it jumping to the bottom of the page or something I’ll try to fix it. But sometimes, after fussing with trying to get IE to look decent I just give up.

]]> By: Call Me Real http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3849 Call Me Real Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:32:44 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3849 No, cssmania has more and more taken on sites that are not well designs or coded. I guess they are having trouble finding well made sites to publish. Also - A shit band with a shit name deserves a shit site. Might have something to do with it. No, cssmania has more and more taken on sites that are not well designs or coded. I guess they are having trouble finding well made sites to publish.

Also - A shit band with a shit name deserves a shit site. Might have something to do with it.

]]> By: Mike http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3846 Mike Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:27:33 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3846 Unfortunately, this is (maybe) just the first to not warn the viewer that the site is not optimized for IE6. Plenty of sites "ignore" Internet Explorer, just not to the extent that this site has. There are ways to have this site work in Internet Explorer. The use of 375k PNGs for the entire design, I think, is a waste. (BTW - the homepage and the CSS do not validate even though the handy links are in the footer) Unfortunately, this is (maybe) just the first to not warn the viewer that the site is not optimized for IE6. Plenty of sites “ignore” Internet Explorer, just not to the extent that this site has.

There are ways to have this site work in Internet Explorer. The use of 375k PNGs for the entire design, I think, is a waste.

(BTW - the homepage and the CSS do not validate even though the handy links are in the footer)

]]> By: imma http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3848 imma Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:32:58 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3848 Hey, being the first (well known) site to ignore ie6'd be good publicity, right? Mostly I find it funny that it works in firefox & opera, but not old(6) IE - it's nice for browsers I like to not be broken by sites working around IE's quirks - imma Hey, being the first (well known) site to ignore ie6′d be good publicity, right?
Mostly I find it funny that it works in firefox & opera, but not old(6) IE - it’s nice for browsers I like to not be broken by sites working around IE’s quirks
- imma

]]> By: Shimon http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3847 Shimon Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:19:19 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3847 No, suddenly, we still can't ignore ie6. There are still around <strong>70%</strong> of ie6 in a full count of ie's. And I think designers should be very carefull even to make thier own websites ignoring ie6, at least without visible explanation to visitors, because they have a big opportunity to loose most of future clients. No, suddenly, we still can’t ignore ie6. There are still around 70% of ie6 in a full count of ie’s.

And I think designers should be very carefull even to make thier own websites ignoring ie6, at least without visible explanation to visitors, because they have a big opportunity to loose most of future clients.

]]> By: GaBuBu http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3845 GaBuBu Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:18:33 +0000 http://33rockers.com/2007/02/21/can-designers-now-ignore-what-a-site-looks-like-in-ie6/#comment-3845 we will reconsider the screenshot! Anyhow, IE7 at least works for us. we will reconsider the screenshot! Anyhow, IE7 at least works for us.

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