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Resolved web site incompatable with earlier versions of IE

Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by digiman59, 2012/07/11.

  1. 2012/07/11
    digiman59

    digiman59 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi guys....

    My friend has Win 7 and IE9, she updates her website frequently (using Dreamweaver) but her clients are continually asking her why they can't see the new photos....she keeps telling them to refresh the page but it doesn't always work. She believes that her clients are not internet savvy and may well be using old(er) versions of IE and wonders if this could be the problem? If so, is there anyway she can make it easier for them, as she does not like losing customer sales....

    I would have suggested them getting another web browser but i may as well be speaking a foreign language to them if it was suggested...:O) I have no problem acessing her site and that includes using Firefox, Opera and Google....

    Any help or advice greatly appreciated :O)

    Cheers, Martin
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Creating web sites is way out of my league... But I do know that they have to be designed (extra coding and such) to work with older browsers.
     
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    TonyT

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    Post the URL of said Website and I'll tell you if the site's code will have issues in IE browsers.

    Also, rule of thumb is that sites should NOT aim to be rendered in IE6 or lower. IE6 is dead as far as Web Dev goes, even though a smaller percentage of people still use it.

    Any computer in use today should be running IE8 or above, and any Web developer should not care about those using older versions of IE. If a site's viewers don't want to upgrade IE then tell them to install Google Chrome.
     
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    digiman59

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    Thanks for the reply Tony & Steve

    The thought crossed my mind as well, i've pointed my friend in the direction of the Dreamweaver forum.H

    Here is the link to my friends site:

    http://www.franceskayphotoevents.co.uk/

    Martin
     
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    TonyT

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    There are 3 main problems with that site:

    1. Font sizes are not specified exactly. They are specified in the CSS as percentages and should be specified as pixels or points, else the layout shifts according to the viewer's browser default font size, and the top menu will not render properly.

    2. The site is using Flash for the image viewer. With so many images, it is better to use javascript for image viewers, such as Lightbox, Thickbox, etc. The Flash used at that site requires a later or latest version of Flash plugin be installed, else no images can be viewed at all.

    3. There are CSS styles that are not supported by IE6 and earlier browsers.

    Other:

    The <meta name= "keywords" has no closing tag.

    This code is in the <head> section twice:
    <meta http-equiv= "Content-Type" content= "text/html; charset=utf-8" />
     
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    digiman59

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    Thank you Tony, i have passed your comments on to my friend and she has said she appreciates them very much, and will work to resolve them when she gets a few minutes next week..

    I'll keep an eye on her site to make sure she does them properly LOL

    Many thanks again

    Martin
     
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