OK, they finally came out with IE8. Many designers are saying they don't support IE6. But I have a local client whose client base still uses the d**n browser. About 20%. So I do still have to consider it. It totally screws with the CSS. While I've learned to resolve issues with it, the biggest problem was not being able to see it on IE6. To have to ask someone to look or take the screenshot from browser shots. But, I did download a program that allows you to have IE6 with your current IE installation. I don't use a pc as much as my mac. But this has been really helpful. My question to you guys is, do you tell your clients you will no longer support ie6 browser issues? I know one guy locally lost a contract because of that. Still others, clients, have no clue what you are talking about and say that's fine. But with 20% still using this antiquated browser, I can't justify leaving it all together yet.
All my contracts specify I support the current browser plus one version back. That means, for IE, I will support version 8 and version 7. IE6 got dropped automatically. While IE6 is still around 20%, less than Firefox, it is falling rapidly and will be in the single digit usage within a year. Just like IE5.5. Of course, IE altogether, is dropping and, worldwide, will probably be less than half of all users in about a year, too. Praise be.