CSS and older browsers (IE6 and under...gggrrrhh)

[AdRock]

I have recently viewed my site in IE6 and I was shocked....just goes to prove how BAD Internet Explorer is under IE7 (at least in IE7, they are making it more standards compliant)

How would i go about creating stylesheets for people who haven't upgraded to IE7? I suppose I would have to create a conditional IF so if the browser is IE6 and under use this stylesheet....but the question is, how do I create CSS for these poor browsers?

[MikeHopley]

Sadly, IE6 follows no apparent logic. You learn more about its perversities each time it molests one of your web pages; and each time a part of you dies inside.

Try PIE for a comprehensive catalogue of IE bugs.

[AdRock]

Originally Posted by MikeHopley

Sadly, IE6 follows no apparent logic. You learn more about its perversities each time it molests one of your web pages; and each time a part of you dies inside.

Try PIE for a comprehensive catalogue of IE bugs.

That's the whole reason not to look at it again in IE6 and under....the fact that it molests my pages and I don't really want to lose my passion for web design just becuase of that CRAP!!

You would think that all the money Micro$oft make, even only a couple of years ago before IE7 that they would have created some decent web broswer

[MikeHopley]

Yes, it is depressing. My current project was horrifically mangled in IE6, and I nearly lost hope. Then I looked a little more carefully at hasLayout, and found it solved a lot of problems.

Pandering to IE6 is necessary only because it is popular. IE5 is not popular (about 1% share and dwindling), and therefore I urge you to cheerfully ignore it.

[AdRock]

I just looked at my site in IE6 again, just out of curiosity and disbelief and like you said, a part of me died inside........good job i've had a couple beers tonight.

I am going to have look at that haslayout as I've only recently heard of it and don't know too much about it so I really need to get it sorted as there must be quite a few people who still use IE6.

Is IE7 only available on XP and Vista? If people still use Win98 and Win2k they might not be able to get it.

[pa007]

After a long time struggling with IE's 'rendering' of my CSS I have stumbled upon a simple and surefire way of solving all of your IE related CSS woes. I find that if, when you view your site in IE, you shut your eyes very tight and rock yourself gently all is well with the world and your CSS seems to work fine.

I think it'll catch on.

Pete.