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Debugging IE6

gregwolejko.com — A bunch of helpful tips for all web developers to better handle the dreaded IE6 debugging.

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  • pcgenome, on 07/17/2008, -1/+9IE6 is dead - move on
    • omenmedia, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5If only it were that easy. There are (unfortunately) still a large number of IE6 users out there... and as a web developer, yes, I still have to develop and test sites so that they display correctly in IE6, which is a royal pain in the arse, not to mention a massive waste of time and cause for much swearing. I run Firefox as my main browser, and have IE7 installed for testing, as well as Safari, Opera and that mind-numbingly stupid Virtual PC image with IE6 installed that Microsoft released for developers to test on. Just this morning I forgot to test a site in IE6 before a meeting (it looked perfect in Firefox and IE7) - unfortunately, the clients were running IE6 at their location and the site turned to *****. :( "Work in progress. work in progress!!!!"
  • JohnnyKdiggs, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5As long as developers continue to develop for IE6, users will continue to use IE6. It's a vicious cycle.

    Let it die.
  • Berkana, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5No project I have ever worked on has failed to become more frustrating, more expensive, and more annoying by being required to support IE 6.

    IE 7 didn't make the problem better, having its own problems that broke IE 6 hacks, while not being highly standards compliant itself. I want IE 8 to pass all the acid tests with flying colors and to show a commitment to web standards. Until then, I recommend using FireFox, Safari, or Opera.
  • mehson, on 07/17/2008, -0/+4Unfortunately IE6 is still alive to kill us!
    at the moment, I'm developing a new wordpress theme and my major buggy browser that I have to consider is IE6.
  • AmyVernon, on 07/17/2008, -0/+1i didn't even realize anyone used IE anymore...
  • Paintingblack, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0As handy as it is to use IE6 specific hacks, I've seen many websites abuse this by far. Browser-specific stylesheets are just a crutch for web developers who don't have enough practice/patience to build a functional website without the "quick-fix".

    There are exceptions to this, however (min/max-height hack), which can prove to be useful.
  • Financiarul, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0i moved on...from IE6 to mozilla 3 :) and it works fine :P
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