A while back I whipped up a little script to detect and redirect visitors if they were using an old version of IE. In the comments I went on to say that a more effective/professional way of handling IE users is using Conditional Comments.
As at least one commenter was curious how this is done, here’s how.
The Problem
Internet Explorer, particularly versions less than 7, is quite simply a pain to work with. If you design a site …
Easily the most pain in the arse thing about Web design is the lack of cross-browser compatibility. You spend hours lining up DIVs, getting the CSS just right, applying various styles, fonts, and decorations … only to have it all fall apart as soon as you test it in another browser.
The number of inconsistencies between browsers – despite the ambitious W3C set of standards – is nearly as voluminous as the coding itself. Far and away the biggest …
Hate Internet Explorer? Take a stand against IE6 browser
Well, my loathing of Internet Explorer has not lessened, but I have begun employing a much easier way of notifying my visitors about their poor choice of browsers.
Before …
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