Comments on: My Site + Internet Explorer = Crap http://everlong-design.com/journal/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/ Wordpress Themes and Design Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:45:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Crashmaxx http://everlong-design.com/journal/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-21 Crashmaxx Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:38:01 +0000 http://everlong-design.com/news-updates/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-21 I agree that we shouldn't have to try to compensate for IE's mistakes. I've taken it one step further. I used some browser detection code to display a big "Get Firefox" if the browser detected is IE. For everyone else, it doesn't show up, as I figured it was silly to annoy Firefox or Opera users with it. Maybe if enough web designers didn't correct for IE bugs and instead just recommend Firefox to users that have issues with the site, we could get more people to switch. Its a nice thought at least. On the other hand, any site that blocks content due to browser detection is just dumb. And those "OMG your browser isn't compatible" pages are almost as bad. That is one practice that should just go away. I agree that we shouldn’t have to try to compensate for IE’s mistakes. I’ve taken it one step further. I used some browser detection code to display a big “Get Firefox” if the browser detected is IE. For everyone else, it doesn’t show up, as I figured it was silly to annoy Firefox or Opera users with it.

Maybe if enough web designers didn’t correct for IE bugs and instead just recommend Firefox to users that have issues with the site, we could get more people to switch. Its a nice thought at least.

On the other hand, any site that blocks content due to browser detection is just dumb. And those “OMG your browser isn’t compatible” pages are almost as bad. That is one practice that should just go away.

]]> By: Nick http://everlong-design.com/journal/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-20 Nick Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:34:38 +0000 http://everlong-design.com/news-updates/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-20 That's exactly how I feel. Glad you refuse to fix it as well. Maybe if enough people refuse, it will show Microsoft, but I think the chances are slim... That’s exactly how I feel. Glad you refuse to fix it as well. Maybe if enough people refuse, it will show Microsoft, but I think the chances are slim…

]]> By: Designkai http://everlong-design.com/journal/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-19 Designkai Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:25:12 +0000 http://everlong-design.com/news-updates/my-site-internet-explorer-crap/#comment-19 Here here man. My websites design more or less runs almost completely from PNG images and I have found that my website looks well... shit house in IE6 due to. But I, like you, refuse to fix it. Its the way it should be. If you use IE6, odds are your not the audience I'm targeting anyway, and I can only assume your the same, Nick. I support your decision completely. Keep up the good work. Here here man. My websites design more or less runs almost completely from PNG images and I have found that my website looks well… shit house in IE6 due to. But I, like you, refuse to fix it.

Its the way it should be. If you use IE6, odds are your not the audience I’m targeting anyway, and I can only assume your the same, Nick.

I support your decision completely. Keep up the good work.

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