ST, get ready for IE8

[Sasha_K]

Joe, Larry & your web team. I just picked this up from one of the newsletters I receive.

I tested ST site with IE8 and it works & displays just fine. I haven't tested the order taking system yet, so you may want to take a look at that portion for sure.

Lastly, this is not a general public download - if you are not a web developer who needs this beta to test his/her site, you shouldn't download this beta product just yet.

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']If you are a Web developer, you should definitely download and test out Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 on your websites. The goal of Internet Explorer 8 is to render content in its most standards-compliant way by default. By making your sites Web standards interoperable, you can focus more on building innovative features (rather than having to modify content for different browsers).[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Browsing with this default setting may cause content written for previous versions of Internet Explorer to display differently than intended. If this is the case, check out these helpful step-by-step instructions, the Readiness Toolkit and further insight at the Internet Explorer Developer Center.[/font][/font]

[cgvmer]

the real test of ANY MS product is whether or not you can survive the attacks through all those security holes.

[Vercingetorix]

I use FireFox 2. But thanks for the heads-up
I'm also a web-developer. So, I may get it anyway

[plot]

Why would a web developer not test their sites on IE, Firefox, and Opera at the very minimum?

Also, IE8 supposedly fixes a host more security issues.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by plot

Why would a web developer not test their sites on IE, Firefox, and Opera at the very minimum?

I see your sarcasm detection meter is broken...
I don't worry about Opera at all. FireFox and IE are over 94 % of the market. Opera is about 2%; so, I won't waste my client's money to develop for those very few folks.

Also, IE8 supposedly fixes a host more security issues.

And introduce new ones.

[plot]

Originally Posted by Vercingetorix

I see your sarcasm detection meter is broken...
I don't worry about Opera at all. FireFox and IE are over 94 % of the market. Opera is about 2%; so, I won't waste my client's money to develop for those very few folks.

And introduce new ones.

You'd be surprised at how many web dev's only test on one browser.

[Taigin]

Firefox 3 is out, and it passes the Acid2 test. IE7 fails miserably, and IE8 Beta one passes it. Sometimes.

FireFox 2 passes Acid3 at about 5 percent, and Firefox 3 passes at about 70. IE...yeah.

Acid Tests - The Web Standards Project

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by Taigin

Acid Tests - The Web Standards Project

Thanks for that link. I lost it several months ago.

On a secondary note, I see you live in Pearl City. I lived there from 1957 to 1960 (yeah,...I'm that old). I lived in the Navy housing. I'm willing to bet that PC has change a bit since I was last there. It would be great to be back. Good diving opportunities.

[SlvrDragon50]

I was reading that Firefox is pretty much the standard browser to work win now especially after download day.

[Lj82]

No turning back to I.E after I tried Firefox.
I'm a firm Firefox supporter