just a question...
do you still support ie6?
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do you still support ie6?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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In my country an average of 20% of a website's traffic still comes from IE6, in particular cases it can reach 40%. In know, it's scary, but that amount of traffic isn't to ignore.
A good suggestion would be to make some minimum tweaks to ensure its functionality: all links visible and clickable, all content accessble etc.Posted 1 year ago # -
i try. but if worst comes to work. i say eff it. i'm thinking about putting js in my sites that say like: if ie6 alert * over 9000 "ie6 sucks" haha
Posted 1 year ago # -
Not actively. It's hard to find an IE6 browser floating around here at work or at home. If I run into a IE6 browser and I have time, I will go through and see if there is anything blazingly wrong, but I'm not going to spend the time and effort to make everything look perfect for a user of IE6.
I've been very tempted to place a script on the site that will make note of the fact that there are a lot of newer browsers that a user can download everything from cutting edge Chrome to corporate created IE8. Anything would be better than a 8 year old browser.
Posted 1 year ago # -
No.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Yes, but like pseudoxiah I only test for functionality and usability, I don't worry too much about display issues that may look a bit weird but don't impact the usability of the site. A lot of the people who use IE6 can't do anything about it, like people browsing the net from a company or university computer where they don't have access to install new software. A lot of the computers at my university have nothing but IE6 on them (but the techies are starting to install Firefox which is a good sign!).
Posted 1 year ago # -
if we support them then they will see no reason to change.
if the company controls that things look bad and enough things look bad, they will upgrade.
ie7 is good, now ie8.
Posted 1 year ago # -
If I can find it, I will support it fully, because it doesn't render things too badly.
Posted 1 year ago # -
it doesn't render things too badly.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
Depends on the site. Basic, "flat" content that validates, sure. Cutting-edge interactive, like with lots of jQuery and some PHP, no. But I'm always sure to give IE6 users a page that explains why their browser isn't supported, and how they can upgrade. Otherwise, it looks like I don't care about them.
Oh, and as to IE6 not rendering things too badly... bullsh*t.Posted 1 year ago # -
I guess I am just a bit more used to it.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Yes I do, if you test as you build it's not that bad. I create a css file for IE6 and most of my sites only have 3 to 10 rules just for IE6, so it's not that much work.
Average of all the sites I maintain is about 20% visitors are using IE6. Do you explain to your customers that you are losing 20% of visitors because I refuse to support them. If they haven't upgraded by now your message isn't suddenly going to convince them. And most of them are likely surfing from work and can not make changes.
Here is one of my files (typical).
'@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */* { behavior: url(style/css/iepngfix.htc) }
img, div { behavior: url(style/css/iepngfix.htc) }
ul li { behavior: url(/css/iepngfix.htc) }div.content-in ul.bold-list li {
list-style: url(../images/tick.gif) inside;
}
ul, ol,li {
padding-left: 0px;
}
div.content ul, div.content ol, div.content li {
padding-left: 10px;
list-style: url(../images/bullet_go.gif) inside;
}
div.content ul li ul li {
list-style: url(../images/bullet_green.gif) inside;
}
div#header-in p.slogan {
float: none;
}
div.column-in {
padding: 20px 0px 20px 10px;
}
label { float:none;}
input.iestyle {
margin-left:15px;
margin-bottom:5px;
width:180px;
border: 1px solid #FF6600;
display: block;
padding-top: 3px;
padding-bottom: 3px;
font-size: 0.8em;
background: #F1F1F1;
}'Posted 1 year ago # -
I will if the issues are relatively easy to fix using conditional comments of the * html selector. Otherwise I am starting to put warnings if the person is on IE6 at the top of the page stating why the images may not look right (if it's a png heavy site). I rarely have to do this but sometimes it has to be done.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I always put warnings. People need to be informed no matter what.
Posted 1 year ago # -
some people are still on ie6 and it is crucial to have something which supports it.
Thanks for the effortPosted 1 year ago # -
While I would love to axe support for IE6, there are still many forced to use this browser through no fault of their own - usually because they are sat behind a computer they do not own and installing something better like Firefox would lead to instant dismissal.
I develop themes (templates) for RapidWeaver. Since May 2009, it has been my policy to continue supporting IE6, but I am no longer including PNG fixes in my themes. This was because they were adding HTTP requests, slowing down page rendering, increasing bandwidth and often conflicting with other plugins or scripts running in the same page.
Instead I offer IE6 PNG fixes as a separate download, should people want them. That way it becomes an individuals choice, governed by whether they are using PNG images or not, and their personal position on IE6 support in the websites they are developing.
It is worth remembering that sites like MSN.com don't function correctly in IE6 and sites like YouTube have announced their discontinuation of support for IE6. So although Micro$oft are adamant they will still be supporting IE6 in 2014, my bet is IE6 users will be hitting lots of dead pages and pop-ups soon.
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So although Micro$oft are adamant they will still be supporting IE6 in 2014, my bet is IE6 users will be hitting lots of dead pages and pop-ups soon.
This only happens because it is let to happen. M$ will continue to support IE6 as long as it is financially vible to do so.
If people would just stop using it there would be no reason for M$ to continue to support it.Posted 1 year ago # -
I think Must,
becouse in my web stat. neally half of viwer are IE6Posted 1 year ago #
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