IE, simply amazing

Discussion in 'CSS' started by Jamie18, Aug 17, 2007.

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    just thought i would share this little gem i stumbled upon in IE6 today..

    the color DarkGrey is not supported, however the color DarkGray is...

    coincidentally the color LightGray is not supported, however the color LightGrey is..

    haha, i never know how to spell it but if they're not going to allow both they could at least have a little consistency

    i mean come on, that's just brutal.. if only i could just say screw you to the 80% or whatever that use IE
     
    Jamie18, Aug 17, 2007 IP
  2. Stomme poes

    Stomme poes Peon

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    #2
    I thought "gray" was the only colour supported, never "grey." Wow, that sucks.

    I think one is US spelling and the other is Commonwealth/British, but I dunno which is which.
     
    Stomme poes, Aug 17, 2007 IP
  3. Dan Schulz

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    Which is why I only use hexidecimals when declaring colors. :)
     
    Dan Schulz, Aug 17, 2007 IP
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    soulscratch Well-Known Member

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    #4
    Same, can't go wrong with em.
     
    soulscratch, Aug 17, 2007 IP
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    #5
    Hexidecimals colours are better and should be used. Using words for colours are for lazy coders. Heheheh
     
    Muhammad Haris, Aug 17, 2007 IP
  6. soulscratch

    soulscratch Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Well, #fff is shorter than white, #000 for black.. depends on the color but for "primary" colors its shorter with hex.
     
    soulscratch, Aug 17, 2007 IP
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    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

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    #7
    LightGrey is indeed the 'odd man out' in IE. TECHNICALLY both spellings are supposed to be supported and in fact are supported in Opera, Safari and Firefox.

    But in IE, only LightGrey is spelled with an E, the rest - DarkGray, Gray, DimGray, SlateGray and DarkSlateGray are all only implemented as working in IE with an A.

    Consistancy? That's M$ for you.

    ... and this is why I restrict myself to 3 digit hex colors for most everything (every once and a while I'll resort to 6 digit) - which I find easier to remember anyways than goof assed names like 'Linen', 'LemonChiffon' or 'Gainsboro'.
     
    deathshadow, Aug 17, 2007 IP
  8. Stomme poes

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    I just read in a SitePoint book, the colour names are Netscape's fault. Appendix B or C in the Designing without Tables book.
     
    Stomme poes, Aug 25, 2007 IP