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rob* · 27-01-2008, 12:03

Thinking MS was finally taking standards seriously by getting IE to pass the ACID2 test, they've only gone and blown the doors off :/

I can't post a URL yet (first post here) but there's an article over at alistapart.com on how Microsoft have created an opt-in meta tag (or http header) for standards mode in IE8.

Oh, and Hi.

Rob

pgo · 27-01-2008, 12:10

Two articles, actually!

A List Apart: Articles: From Switches to Targets: A Standardista's Journey
A List Apart: Articles: Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8

Hunch · 27-01-2008, 18:33

We've been over this before.

rob* · 28-01-2008, 06:27

Hunch,

I did a search of all forums here, using several key words linked to ie8 and standards, to find any reference to this topic (without success by the look of your reply).

Perhaps you could provide a link?

Hunch · 28-01-2008, 07:41

What am I? Google?

http://www.designerstalk.com/forums/...tml#post293858

No one was that interested in it apart from a short bit of sparring about whether it was a good thing or not.

herkalees · 28-01-2008, 07:49

It's a bad thing.

Hunch · 28-01-2008, 08:31

Hurhur...

davidr64 · 01-02-2008, 16:26

There's a lot of debate about this right now. You can find an article over at WPDFD.com that attempts to outline version targeting in a neutral perspective.

For the most part though, I'm for version targeting... I just wish they would have implemented it differently. IE8 should behave as IE8 by default, rather than deprecating itself to IE7 by default. This seems backwards to me.

herkalees · 01-02-2008, 16:43

What MS needs to do is realize that most, if not all, of the sites they're worried about breaking are either
a) already updated because it's likely the top-dog at said company cares about the visitors who use Firefox, or
b) not worth worrying about, especially if they can't be bothered to updated 10 year old markup.

27-01-2008, 12:03	#1 (permalink)
rob* you want it to do what!? Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39	opt-in <meta> tag / HTTP header for IE8 standards mode Thinking MS was finally taking standards seriously by getting IE to pass the ACID2 test, they've only gone and blown the doors off :/ I can't post a URL yet (first post here) but there's an article over at alistapart.com on how Microsoft have created an opt-in meta tag (or http header) for standards mode in IE8. Oh, and Hi. Rob

28-01-2008, 07:49	#6 (permalink)
herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Salem, Massachusetts Posts: 1,128	It's a bad thing. __________________ Writing on markup, CSS, and other web geekery Professional, accessible, and search engine friendly web site development by Boston Web Studio

01-02-2008, 16:43	#9 (permalink)
herkalees Semantics, yay. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Salem, Massachusetts Posts: 1,128	What MS needs to do is realize that most, if not all, of the sites they're worried about breaking are either a) already updated because it's likely the top-dog at said company cares about the visitors who use Firefox, or b) not worth worrying about, especially if they can't be bothered to updated 10 year old markup. __________________ Writing on markup, CSS, and other web geekery Professional, accessible, and search engine friendly web site development by Boston Web Studio

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27-01-2008, 12:10	#2 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,340	Two articles, actually! A List Apart: Articles: From Switches to Targets: A Standardista's Journey A List Apart: Articles: Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8

27-01-2008, 18:33	#3 (permalink)
Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,695	We've been over this before.

28-01-2008, 06:27	#4 (permalink)
rob* you want it to do what!? Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39	Hunch, I did a search of all forums here, using several key words linked to ie8 and standards, to find any reference to this topic (without success by the look of your reply). Perhaps you could provide a link?

28-01-2008, 07:41	#5 (permalink)
Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,695	What am I? Google? http://www.designerstalk.com/forums/...tml#post293858 No one was that interested in it apart from a short bit of sparring about whether it was a good thing or not.

28-01-2008, 08:31	#7 (permalink)
Hunch Grumpy old man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Japan Posts: 1,695	Hurhur...

01-02-2008, 16:26	#8 (permalink)
davidr64 WPDFD.com Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Texas Posts: 30	There's a lot of debate about this right now. You can find an article over at WPDFD.com that attempts to outline version targeting in a neutral perspective. For the most part though, I'm for version targeting... I just wish they would have implemented it differently. IE8 should behave as IE8 by default, rather than deprecating itself to IE7 by default. This seems backwards to me.

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