Hello all, I´m trying to develop a new site. What keeps puzzling me is the difference in behaviour between IE6 and other browsers. I´m wondering if there´s a guide that explains these behaviour differences. There´s a lot of topics here that deal with a particular design´s struggles with IE6. Right now I´m having a problem with the way the width of divs is controlled. Instead of posting my code to see if someone can solve my problems I´d rather learn how to deal with them myself. That´s why I´d like to know what´s the most important differences between IE6 and other browsers. Does someone know where I can find a good and clear explanation of the mayor differences, does such a guide exist at all? Greetings.
I'm not aware of any guide, but I definitely know that one could very well exist somewhere, but it probably wouldn't be as useful as simply finding the solution to your particular problem to begin with. Anytime I run into issues in IE6, which is pretty much everyday, I always turn to Google to find a solution. You are your own best resource, self-dependency is key to any experienced developer, the sooner you can become self-sufficient in terms of coding and solving problems, the faster you'll be able to create code with minimal errors. You're having an issue in IE6? Google it! A width problem? The more descriptive you are the better the results. For example if IE6 won't do width:100% as an example, then Google "width:100% IE6 fix", something along those lines will get you the results you want.
And often times the code will be worse than a steaming pile of turds on a sidewalk waiting to be stepped on by an unsuspecting jogger. DoT, are you having problems with a current project? You know Jason and I are available if you need help.
Hello Dan, Thanks for your constructive criticism, butI don´t think the code is all that bad really, aminly thanks to Jason´s earlier case-study and helping example. And I managed to get the current problem solved, all by meself, I discovered that overflow:hidden; works for the issue I had. I know that if worst comes to the worst I can count on the both of you, which is really quite comforting. But I´m glad I managed to sort this out on my own. Greetings.
anyhow, Just for the records, I found this site with amongst other interesting stuff CSS contents and browser compatibility. To me as a nOOb it seems like good and usefull info.