IE8 Compatability Tip

[AndyBorrett]

Can't find this anywhere else in the forum so I thought I would pass it on.

Now that Internet Explorer 8 is out in the wild I thought I would try it on our sites and it managed to break the layout of some of the pages on www.metallious.co.uk. After spending several hours trying to work out what was wrong I came upon this from MSDN.

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />

Insert this code just under the <title> tags and it forces IE8 to emulate IE7 and all is back to normal.

If you want to read more...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc817574.aspx

[leehack]

Surely fixing the gas leak instead of bodging it up with bubble gum is the better course of action? This really is last resort stuff to be doing.

[Darren B]

I guess its a good emergency fix, but i would still recommend someone sorted the initial problem out.

give it 3 years and most users will be ie8 and ie 9 will be out with probably another load of issues.

But worth posting if you need a plaster

[leehack]

I disagree Taddy, there is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.

[AndyBorrett]

Hopefully v10 will be out before then, I always rewrite the site when a new version comes along.

[Darren B]

I disagree Taddy, there is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.

LOL this is true