Comments on: Wanted: An IE Work Around Cheat Sheet

By: Cole

Cole — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:17:33 +0000

I would recommend always validating and using a doctype. Many, many issues will be resolved simply by doing these 2 things. Of course, if you’re already designing for Firefox, you probably know that but many people who learned on IE and make the switch and realize their site doesn’t look so hot haven’t yet learned about them.

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:28:37 +0000

This is one huge reason I’m glad that design & programming isn’t my career. Cross-platform compatibility is such a pain! At least the law makes sense…sometimes.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:53:24 +0000

Agreed with Phil – positioneverything.net is probably the best tool out there. Granted, its not done up in a nice, easy-to-digest ‘cheatsheet’ – - but its an excellent resource.

In other news – IE should be abolished..period.

Have a great weekend!

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:01:52 +0000

I hate when you have to edit because of the browser compatibility. What a great tool/resource this would be, could be a nice niche web site.

By: Essence Web Design UK

Essence Web Design UK — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:08:46 +0000

IE6 should be banned. The sooner the better. In fact Internet Explorer should be phased out full-stop. They’re nothing but a thorn in the side of the web designer/ developer who enjoys the all-round shininess of Firefox.
Has anybody tried out the beta IE8 yet?

By: Phil Nash

Phil Nash — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:47:37 +0000

The unpredictability of IE means that a cheat sheet would end up being more like a several cheat sheets, even a whole roll of sheets! The only way to get on with IE is experience, as I’m sure you know! Even when you nail all the common bugs, the uncommon ones start to take you apart!

If anything is good for detailing IE bugs that cause issues, I would say that positioniseverything.net is probably the best as both a learning tool (that’s where I learnt most of it anyway) and a reference. It’s no cheat sheet though.

If you do find anything good, please post it!

By: Randa Clay

Randa Clay — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:33:49 +0000

Oh… I should mention, that link I posted are for CSS “bugs” in IE6, but of course if the code works in IE6, it usually works in IE7 too.

By: Randa Clay

Randa Clay — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:12:05 +0000

I feel your pain. I think this post is pretty good. The one that used to get me every time, and still does more often that I'd like is the "box model" differences. I've gotten to where I do a small section of code and check in both browsers immediately, so that I don't have to wait until the end to see all the problems, but solve them as I go along.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:57:18 +0000

If you find one, please share!

By: LGR

LGR — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:14:21 +0000

If you ever find one please let me know. I would love to have one as well. Maybe the best solution is to create it then you can be famous!