Comments on: Helping the Internet Explorer team

By: NZ Joe

NZ Joe — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I’m sure the IE team have heard of Google, or is is blocked within MS? ;)

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+wish+IE+had%22
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22I+wish+IE+supported%22

I’m sure a good librarian could help them build better search queries, but those 2 would be a good start

By: CubitGuy

CubitGuy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

ROFL @ NZ_Joe

By: cranial-bore

cranial-bore — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Support for the CSS min-height and min-width comes to mind, although as these are CSS-2 its not really a mistake per-se they they aren’t supported now.

By: malikyte

malikyte — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I'd have to say a proper support for the BOX model would be nice. I do agree with the :hover wish as Stuart stated in wish #2...

Remove quirks mode?

By: VodkaFish

VodkaFish — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I’m with cranial-bore, I’d really like to see min-width and min-height added.

By: Arkkimaagi

Arkkimaagi — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Proper PNG support without hacks, please!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

> I'd have to say a proper support for the BOX model would be nice.

I wish people would stop harping on about this. Microsoft fixed Internet Explorer's box model in *2001* when they released Internet Explorer 6.0. It is now *2005*.

If your pages are still subject to the broken box model, it's because you are triggering quirks mode with your non-compliant pages, so it's your own damn fault.

Internet Explorer has many, many problems with CSS to complain about, there's no need to make shit up about the box model.

By: Andy Jones

Andy Jones — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

This may seem silly but why not just support all standards? If they just support some then I will still have to write hacks for those that aren't supported. Standards are standards and I want them all included in IE, otherwise I will keep encouraging use of other browsers.

Oh, and more importantly, I want Microsoft to support them, not make a 'best attempt to support' them.

Is this too much to ask?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

> This may seem silly but why not just support all standards? If they just support some then I will still have to write hacks for those that aren't supported.

And why would Microsoft care if you have to write hacks? It's not like the majority of web developers have the option of not working around Internet Explorer's deficiencies.

As far as they are concerned, they can bolt on a couple of end-user features to stop people switching, and carry on making web developers cover up Internet Explorer's screw-ups.

In fact, it's probably more beneficial for them to do so - the more that HTML/CSS/DOM are held back, the more likely it is that intranet developers will pick XAML instead. The web as a platform is threatening to Microsoft, it's in their interests to hold it back.

By: Dean C

Dean C — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Wouldn’t it be heaven if they fixed all the major IE bugs like the 3-pixel jog, peek-a-boo and box model ;)