Alternative for Text-Shadow Attribute for IE Browser?

HTML & CSS
1

Hello everyone,

IE8 does not display the text-shadow attribute. Is there an alternative to this? :goof:

2

Have a look at the following article http://www.useragentman.com/blog/2011/06/29/full-css3-text-shadows-even-in-ie/

3

Good post.

I checked that out. I don’t really know about adding in an extra script into my website. I don’t know if that makes my site take longer time to load with the cssSandscraper. I was looking to try some of the more advanced CSS approach with the following examples:


#bMenu li a{
	color: #FFF;
	/*text shadow*/
	text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #000;
	filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.DropShadow(OffX=1, OffY=1, Color=#000000);



/*text shadow*/
	text-shadow:0px 0px 6px #06F, 2px 0px 12px #006;
	-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=6, Direction=30, Color='#436EEE')";

For some reason, different elements are not responding to the gradient, shadow CSS3 techniques.

My website is at http://www.productreviewsbytyler.com. I’m working mainly with IE8 compatibility (cuz that’s the version of IE I have).

4

For most of the CSS3 effects supported by modern browsers but not by IE8 and earlier the simplest solution is to just let the pages display without the effect in those browsers.

5

Thank you. I will go for that advice.

It’s really odd how many of the articles say specifically that the above cited techniques will work on versions anywhere from IE4-8.