I've noticed IE8 has a compatibility mode - can this be turned on with a
HTML comment or is there a CSS method?

Also, is there a valid CSS hack for IE8?

Thanks in Advance...

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Hi Timothy,

Where have you been. The IE8 readiness campaign has been running for over a
year now.

Start with the IE8 Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8

You will find links on that page for the MSDN documentation.

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />


Regards.

"Timothy Casey" <11@timothycasey.info> wrote in message
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> I've noticed IE8 has a compatibility mode - can this be turned on with a
> HTML comment or is there a CSS method?
>
> Also, is there a valid CSS hack for IE8?
>
> Thanks in Advance...
>
> --
> Timothy Casey - Email: 5th-prime-number@timothycasey.info
> Software: http://fieldcraft.biz; Scientific IQ Test, Web Menus, Security
> http://web-design-1011.com http://speed-reading-comprehension.com
> Science & Geology: http://geologist-1011.com; http://geologist-1011.net

Hi Tim,

A specific link to the IEBlog

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lity-view.aspx

You may like to review the archives while you are there.

Regards.

"rob^_^" <iecustomizer********.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Timothy,
>
> Where have you been. The IE8 readiness campaign has been running for over
> a year now.
>
> Start with the IE8 Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer_8
>
> You will find links on that page for the MSDN documentation.
>
> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />
>
>
> Regards.
>
> "Timothy Casey" <11@timothycasey.info> wrote in message
> news:053D227C-CA14-42D8-989D-F32C0099C0E8@microsoft.com...
>> I've noticed IE8 has a compatibility mode - can this be turned on with a
>> HTML comment or is there a CSS method?
>>
>> Also, is there a valid CSS hack for IE8?
>>
>> Thanks in Advance...
>>
>> --
>> Timothy Casey - Email: 5th-prime-number@timothycasey.info
>> Software: http://fieldcraft.biz; Scientific IQ Test, Web Menus, Security
>> http://web-design-1011.com http://speed-reading-comprehension.com
>> Science & Geology: http://geologist-1011.com; http://geologist-1011.net
>

"rob^_^" <iecustomizer********.com> wrote in message
news:57C4D922-1548-4A47-8501-DF776FBB6026@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tim,
>
> A specific link to the IEBlog
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...lity-view.aspx
>
> You may like to review the archives while you are there.
>
Thank you.

By the way, that compatibility "blacklist" is a big improvement over the way
things used to be done. IE7 didn't have a compatibility view, and that
turned interoperability into an instant deathmarch project (after Yourdon,
1997). Now, after the initial metatagging, I can add the compatibility fixes
to the external specification for the content manager, and let let the
changes roll out with the normal project schedule; no interruptions, minimal
disruption, and no more late nights adapting to sudden changes in IE - all
for the price of having to do what has to be done anyway. I fail to
understand what some people are complaining about when the ultimate outcome
of the compatibility blacklist is to extend what used to be an overnight
deadline into a far more humane timeframe.

I believe I found the problem with my own sites. I have been cascading my
style sheets uphill when layering CSS for different browser interpretations.
I applied the compatibility metatag to my sites the day before yesterday
just after you answered my query, but the big project will be to move the
CSS out of the style element in the head, and into a reversed cascade of
stylesheets within link tags - some conditionally commented to the specific
version of IE to which they apply (eg. IE 6 & IE 7Beta & IE7). A lot to do
by hand - so I'll leave this one for my new content manager when I finally
get around to finishing it. I'm grateful for the leeway the compatibility
metatag gives me, and the compatibility blacklist isn't an issue for me
because within 90 days, the metatag will be replaced by the measures I
mentioned above - much cheaper this way when you balance your books over
intervals longer than a year.

I will assume initially that IE8 has fully met the external specification
(w3c) and it will be interesting to see how well IE8 handles the advanced
features. I like very much the fact that with IE8, I get two browsers in one
(Both IE8 & IE7). There is something that would save me a lot of trouble
switching operating systems every time I run a template interoperability
test:

Is there a reliable way to get IE8 to emulate other versions of IE such as 6
and 7Beta (IE7Beta is markedly different from both 6 and 7)?

Thanks in Advance...

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Timothy wrote on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:47:07 -0700:

> Is there a reliable way to get IE8 to emulate other versions of IE such
> as 6 and 7Beta (IE7Beta is markedly different from both 6 and 7)?

> Thanks in Advance...

IE8 can only emulate IE7. Press F12 to bring up the IE Developer Tools, then
from the Browser Mode menu you can switch between IE7, IE8 Compatibility,
and IE8.

You could also use a User Agent string editor to enter an IE7 beta string
and test using that, just remember to only use that in combination with the
IE7 browser mode and to undo the change after you've finished testing or
else you may get very odd results from other sites.

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Dan