Author Topic: Does anyone use IE6 anymore? (or older) (Read 2020 times)

demi · « **on:** July 11, 2008, 10:05:34 PM »

I'm making a new site, and I dont even want to care if people use IE6 and shit. It's 2008, be real now. I want my fucking transparent PNGs, you know?

Bocsius · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:08:41 PM »

Our browsers at work are IE6. At my former place of employment, I think they still use IE5x, but they may be at 6, as well. In fact, I doubt very many average internet users are using an IE version other than the one that was installed by default when they bought their computer (or upgraded their OS).

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:11:42 PM »

Well there's 30 million people with FireFox 3 and a ton more with Vista, so it has to be phased out at least.

I don't really care. If they got a problem, all it takes is one little install.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:14:37 PM »

lol IE lol

FF ftw

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:17:26 PM »

Does anyone use IE6 on this board? I need peace of mind knowing my site looks somewhat bearable at least. A screenshot will do.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:18:01 PM »

demi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:19:19 PM »

Someone has to... I mean I think my site looks pretty tits right now in IE7 and FF3, but I know it is probably a garbled mess in IE6.

Bocsius · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:20:58 PM »

How different from IE6 is Firefox 2? I don't use Firefox that often, don't see the need. I haven't upgraded to 3.

Vizzys · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:25:29 PM »

is it a personal site, because you can use javascript to make the transparent pngs work in older browsers with some code

Brehvolution · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM »

I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

Bocsius · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:27:36 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM

I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

O contraire. Looks like you're going to win the "test demi's site on a lesser browser" contest.

demi · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:29:12 PM »

Quote from: Viz on July 11, 2008, 10:25:29 PM

is it a personal site, because you can use javascript to make the transparent pngs work in older browsers with some code

Yeah I read about all these PNG fixes, but it's like, I shouldnt have to do that, if you havent upgraded then you deserve to be left behind. I had to upgrade my PC to play these new games on it.

It's a personal site... I am making a new layout for my site.

Vizzys · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:31:52 PM »

I very much agree with that stance

die ie6, die

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:33:19 PM »

Is there a simple PNG fix you had in mind? Mupepe IM'd me about IE6 so hopefully I'm not in too much trouble.

Vizzys · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:39:30 PM »

I was thinking of: http://clientside.cnet.com/wiki/cnet-libraries/01-browser-fixes

which uses mootools: http://mootools.net/

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** July 11, 2008, 10:41:27 PM »

Mupepe said the site looks just fine, aside from the transparent PNG (it's a PNG24 that uses alpha transparency), so I guess if I can get that image to work in IE6 then i'm cool

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:10:58 PM »

Viz - where do I put in the command for the fixPNG(); ? I download the Mootools + fixPNG addon from that site, and I uploaded the .js, but where would I set up for my background image to be transparent? I have it in CSS right now. The site just says:

Quote

fixPNG('fixPNGDivExample');

But I have no idea what that even means.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:12:45 PM »

I have IE6

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:15:22 PM »

Well you make me want to hurt myself

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:17:21 PM »

Well, I also use Firefox 3 but given your post, I will use only IE6 from now on.

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:25:29 PM »

Oh yeah, well you do that, IE is better than FireFox anyway -- I use IE7 as my main browser

Vizzys · « **Reply #21 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:26:40 PM »

man I haven't messed around with this stuff in a long while
but first make sure the two files are included in the <head></head> tags:

ex:
<script type="text/javascript" src="mootools.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="fixpng.js"></script>

then I think you just make sure the div class with the png background is "fixPNG" or whatever
i dunno

demi · « **Reply #22 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:44:06 PM »

I read about it some more, and apparently none of the fixes even work on repeating backgrounds, so I am SOL either way. The rest of the site looks fine anyway, it's not the end of the world.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #23 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:49:12 PM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM

I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

In before dcharlie

patrickula · « **Reply #24 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:59:36 PM »

People still use it.
I hate them

They make life in the web industry soooo much more of a pain in the ass.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:50:12 AM »

Just code in something that checks the browser and tells the viewing to fuck themselves if they're using IE6 and below.

Bildi · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:51:04 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 11, 2008, 10:17:26 PM

Does anyone use IE6 on this board?

I find that offensive.

laesperanzapaz · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:53:22 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM

I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

you just blew my mind

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2008, 01:54:25 AM »

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM

I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

Is it at least Second Edition? $:-\$

APF · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:02:55 AM »

I skip IE6 on personal sites.

Use this: http://www.twinhelix.com/css/iepngfix/

demi · « **Reply #30 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:44:42 AM »

That's what I used, APF, but it says that it doesnt work on repeating backgrounds, which is the image in question for me

demi · « **Reply #31 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:49:47 AM »

Doesnt achieve the same effect I wanted.. it's a gradient drop shadow on the sides, which is on top of an already repeating background so I want it to see through - which uses alpha transparency (PNG24)

demi · « **Reply #32 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:51:33 AM »

APF · « **Reply #33 on:** July 12, 2008, 02:16:38 PM »

The IE .png stuff can work for a stretched BG (you change the render mode from "crop" to "scale"), but you might have to hack the pngfix (not sure; I do it manually on production sites nowadays). Sometimes that doesn't work though, so you may have to fake it with a huge .gif for IE6 only.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #34 on:** July 12, 2008, 08:46:07 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on July 12, 2008, 01:54:25 AM

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 11, 2008, 10:26:31 PM
I'm still on win98.

Guess I mis out.

Is it at least Second Edition? $:-\$

I should have spoiler tagged a j/k or something. I'm running XP 64 bit cause it was free.

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Author Topic: Does anyone use IE6 anymore? (or older) (Read 2020 times)