every one
like most of developer web developer i hate ie, buts many people still use it ,
my problem is the text on ie is really ugly , on other modern browser is clean and clear
any solution js or css to fix this without modifying the browser setup ?
thx
Text in newer versions of IE should support ClearType, however some animations in jQuery and JavaScript cause dodgy opacity issues with ClearType.
If you are talking about IE6 and Windows XP - could I suggest this:
http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2009/11/29/how-to-detect-font-smoothing-using-javascript/
This blog is about detecting whether the client is using ClearType.
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I'm making an old website with HTML. I used the reset.css and I can see this perfectly on the web (http://www.ceachile.cl/revista/) with Chrome, Firefox and IE10, but my client can't see some elements properly. I don't know what else can I do to fix this table that is in a wrong place. Here's a folder with a lot of screenshots of the site in many browsers and OS.
Some snapshots of what the website looks like under various browsers can be found here
You have to check with elements of HTML and CSS each of the browsers support. Trident has historically been behind in implementing a lot of newer features. If you aim to support older browser, you have to look at their documentation and write code based on what they can handle.
Take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250496(v=vs.85).aspx for ie7.
If you know your client's OS and browser version, you can use a service like www.browserstack.com to test your website in this environment and debug it with the usual developer tools.
Please check out this snippet of my site.
http://jsfiddle.net/TmnPV/
The logo is made up of the 'circle1' and other div tags in the same html sections. It doesn't show up on jsfiddle either and it looks different on every browser.
On chrome = shows all
On firefox = no logo shows and bottom text under input field is larger
On safari = no logo shows
What can I do?
This is called, umm... , welcome to wild wild world of web. Every browser vendor parses html/css/javascript differently. Some are lenient, some are strict. (Chrome Vs. Opera). Some have different Box model, some have standard operational behavior, some tend to do their own thing.(Opera Vs. IE6)
Answer to different renderings : You have to hunt down each and every little quirk. One by one.
Welcome.
You'll need to adjust your styles for older browsers if you plan on doing alot of css3 transforms.
IE 6, 7, and 8 just don't have the ability to read those styles.
Even on Firefox, depending on the version, you'll run into various spacing issues since the rendering engine is different than Chrome (and Safari).
For using html5 and css3 in older IEs you can (sparingly) use polyfills, which duplicate the effect using javascript. You can see a list of available polyfills here:
https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/wiki/HTML5-Cross-Browser-Polyfills
Quirksmode is a great resource for checking compatibility: http://www.quirksmode.org/compatibility.html
I would highly recommend the Firebug add-on for Firefox to see where the extra spacing, etc is happening.
When you run into a specific issue with a specific browser that you can't figure out post a question here. It's much easier to help with one bug than just general browser problems.
That's mostly because you are using code to work with one browser. Different browser uses different code renderer. It's hard to make everything look the same, even tho Internet explorer is the worst, other browsers have different features. Opera has most of the HTML5 form features, that no other browser supports so far, but Chrome and Firefox supports the most of the HTML5 attributes. Hope this helps understand the reason why.
I'm working on a site for a client and they've asked for a fix for the font rendering in FF and Chrome not looking as good as it does in IE. Here's a screenshot:
Does the IE text on the left look nicer because it hooks into Windows Cleartype, and FF doesn't? I think there is nothing i can do about this, am I right?
I don't think there is anything to be done about this. While IE does use ClearType fonts by default (this can be turned off in Tools > Internet Options > Advanced (tab) > Multimedia (settings option) > "Always use ClearType for HTML" (checkbox) ), turning it off doesn't seem to change the fact that IE will render text slightly differently than FF, Chrome, Opera etc. Even if it did fix it, it's a client-side option so you'd still be out of luck.
So, yeah you're stuck with some difference in text rendering based on the browser.
HOWEVER, you can try google's web fonts:
http://www.google.com/webfonts#ChoosePlace:select
They seem to look very similar cross-browser, though I see a slight difference between IE8 and FF5.
Plus, they look pretty cool and you don't need to install them on your system to use them.
There is no way to activate this from your website. Window's ClearType can only be activated in other programs via Windows' settings. It's not a browser feature, it's an OS feature.
Good day! I have got a question about the Internet Explorer 9. Can anyone tell me if its document and browser mode (I mean rendering as Internet Explorer 8 and 7 when chosen) is appropriate to test HTML and CSS in different versions of the browser?
I used to use something like Multiple IE on my virtual Windows machine, but my colleague use the Internet Explorer 9 to test HTML and CSS "directly". So none of us has a sense of correctness of the chosen solution.
So, that's the question.
In my subjective experience, IE9's 8/7 "Browser Modes" have always been an accurate reflection of the actual browsers - at least for pure HTML/CSS.
However, there are subtle differences when it comes to JavaScript, see the "Differences between IE8 Compatibility View and IE7" section here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2009/03/12/site-compatibility-and-ie8.aspx
I usually test with IE9's older "Browser Modes", but if I'm feeling paranoid or I want to be absolutely sure, I use my virtual machines.
IMHO the answer to your question is yes - go with the browser modes.
Here is a good article for you
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/10/19/testing-sites-with-browser-mode-vs-doc-mode.aspx
Few differences that I have seen in IE9 Doc Mode vs real IE8 or IE7:
1) If a PNG image is given opacity (via Proprietary CSS filter), 'Real IE8/IE7' shows black linings.
2) JavaScript performance in 'Real IE8/IE7' is obviously not as fast as IE9.
3) Fonts also tend to have some display issue in various modes: http://blog.typekit.com/2013/03/14/the-dangers-of-cross-browser-testing-with-ie9s-browser-modes/ and font smoothing is an issue in windows XP.
4) Embedded YouTube videos have z-index issues overlapping other elements (fixed by wmode).
5) Proprietary CSS filters work properly in 'Real IE8' but are not shown if applied to an HTML5 element in IE9 doc mode. (Faced this once)
Summary: If the site you are making is JavaScript intense or the client is very much concerned about users on IE7/8, have a check on Real IE 7/8 and get the issues ironed out.
I meet a problem that my page works well in firefox and chrome(almost the same look and feel) but very bad in IE. It's time consuming to adjust the differences. Is there any research has been done already to tell the differenceS, or any automation tool to examine the uncompatibilities?
BTW: which tool you guys are using when debugging in IE(like firebug for IE)?
Your best starting point is to always use some kind of "reset mechanism" like Eric Meyer's CSS Reset or framework like HTML5 Boilerplate, they help in reducing differences between browsers (not all, but most of it). If this is not possible (project is already in finishing phase, etc.) you can always ask questions here, check Position Is Everything for description of bugs, Quirks Mode, SitePoint reference and various other sites (Google is your friend :)). Hope this helps.
There is "debugging" tool for IE - IE Developer Toolbar - but it's usefulness can't compare to that of Firebug, Dragonfly and such. IE8+ does have better support for debugging, though… There are some articles that suggest using Visual Studio, but I haven't tried it. Mostly it's just trial and error with IE :).
ie7-js is a JavaScript file that automatically fixes many Internet Explorer bugs for all versions. Works like magic.
For fast and better results in IE you can use CSS Hacks for adjusting the HTML elements.
For IE we have IE Developer AddOn
you can download it here : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=95e06cbe-4940-4218-b75d-b8856fced535
Welcome to the tiresome world of IE.
IE8 has some version of developers tools, hit F12 on your keyboard and it will pop up. (not present in 6&7)
There are many documented bugs in IE, a simple Google Search would help you out better, but a lot cannot be accounted for until you have your site working in FF.
What most developers I know do is to make the site in FF, make small changes for Webkit browsers then go over to IE (not including 6) and debug.
In my experience there really is no way to tell what IE is going to mess up next, so you'll probably just have to deal with it as it happens.