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ForestForTreesTMS
ForestForTreesTMS
Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 27 2011, 2:26 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 27 2011, 2:30 PM EDT
Hi, all...

I am a huge fan of Wetpaint and use it all of the time. I'm considering upgrading to the newest version of Internet Explorer (IE9), but won't do it if it doesn't work well with Wetpaint.

Have any of you tried IE9 with Wetpaint yet? Does it work well with Wetpaint Wikis? Any problems?

Thanks...

FFT

(I'm making a similar thread for FF4, which I am also considering upgrading to:
http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/thread/4530035/Firefox+4+and+Wetpaint ) Do you find this valuable?    
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CryingDove
CryingDove
1. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 27 2011, 3:18 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 27 2011, 3:19 PM EDT
I like many others in the internet world, have abandoned IE as their browser. Working with Wetpaint and trying to care for pages that will render properly in both IE and FF, is simply too much work to get each of the browsers to render my pages somewhat close. There is a disclaimer on my home page that tells IE users they will not have a good experience on my wiki. The problem lies with tables, to which I use extensively.And I will stick with a browser that is aligned to standards of the internet. Microsoft tends to ignore those standards and do their own thing. That is why they are losing ground to Firefox as the number one browser. My point of view. Do you find this valuable?    

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2. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 27 2011, 3:53 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 27 2011, 3:53 PM EDT
Agreed. I do tend to use FF more myself, but like to have IE installed so that I can have different webmail accounts open simultaneously. I'll probably just go ahead and upgrade IE unless anyone posts anything bad, but I thought it might be good to have a central thread for people to report their experiences. Do you find this valuable?    

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9. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Feb 29 2012, 1:29 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 29 2012, 1:29 PM EST
Just you wait until Internet Explorer 10... As much as I hate IE, I can safely say one thing for the standards support and such in 10: About bloody time. Do you find this valuable?    
CryingDove
CryingDove
11. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Feb 29 2012, 4:00 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 29 2012, 4:00 PM EST
Internet Explorer 10 will not work with any Windows operating system existing today.. IE 10 will only work with Windows 8 and both of them will be released later on this year. Do you find this valuable?    

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14. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 2 2012, 10:47 AM EST | Post edited: Mar 2 2012, 10:47 AM EST
"Internet Explorer 10 will not work with any Windows operating system existing today.. IE 10 will only work with Windows 8 and both of them will be released later on this year."
I know perfectly well what operating systems it will work on, and when it's released. But that does not mean to say it's not a worthwhile upgrade. Do you find this valuable?    
CryingDove
CryingDove
15. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 2 2012, 11:47 AM EST | Post edited: Mar 2 2012, 5:58 PM EST
"I know perfectly well what operating systems it will work on, and when it's released. But that does not mean to say it's not a worthwhile upgrade."
This post is about the compatibility of IE 9 and Wetpaint. I too, am glad to see Microsoft's IE product starting to adhere to the W3C standards that all other browsers adhere. Those standards will allow the rendering of HMTL code and its variations to be more closely compatible, thus easing the need for cross browser checking and codes written for the separate browser engines.
There was no inference as to whether a person should upgrade or not to upgrade their OS or their browser. Many in the WP community do not know about the requirements for using IE 10 or that OS 8 is coming. That was the sole purpose of my reply. To point out that IE 10 will only work with Windows 8.

Now to talk about which browser version is compatible with WP. WP officially supports IE7 only. Internet Explorer 8 is rendered as IE 7 via WP source code because IE8 is so bug riddened.
IE 9 seems has some rendering issues. The rendering issues can be seen between the two major browsers, IE and Firefox. When a wiki page is created with one browser it will not look the same in the other browser. That is why some earlier replies informs the users to put a disclaimer on their wikis stating the wiki is best viewed with a particular browser.
Normally the community will describe any compatibility issues they have seen with new browser releases.. That finds its way to this forum.
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CryingDove
CryingDove
16. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 2 2012, 12:04 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 2 2012, 12:07 PM EST
The battle of browsers and their different renderings of HTML has been around for since the beginning of coding websites. This came at the expense of web designers in having to have separate codes for each browser to present their webpages identically to each viewer. A standard was set up, W3C to try and ease the issue of creating different codes, so all pages would be rendered the same no matter what browser was being used. It has always been IE's reluctance to implement those standards into their browser. Hopefully with the next release, IE10, webmasters will find some comfort (at the cost of upgrading their operating system).

The biggest problem existing today is when a wiki page is created with the user's favorite browser, they do not take time to see how it looks to the viewer who is using a different browser. It looks great to them, but it may look like a complete mess to others using a different browser. I invite all to use the free service to see how your wiki page is being viewed by different browsers.

http://browsershots.org/

You will be surprised. I guarantee that.
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17. RE: Internet Explorer 9 and Wetpaint
Mar 5 2012, 1:24 PM EST | Post edited: Mar 5 2012, 1:24 PM EST
"The battle of browsers and their different renderings of HTML has been around for since the beginning of coding websites. This came at the expense of web designers in having to have separate codes for each browser to present their webpages identically to each viewer. A standard was set up, W3C to try and ease the issue of creating different codes, so all pages would be rendered the same no matter what browser was being used. It has always been IE's reluctance to implement those standards into their browser. Hopefully with the next release, IE10, webmasters will find some comfort (at the cost of upgrading their operating system).

The biggest problem existing today is when a wiki page is created with the user's favorite browser, they do not take time to see how it looks to the viewer who is using a different browser. It looks great to them, but it may look like a complete mess to others using a different browser. I invite all to use the free service to see how your wiki page is being viewed by different browsers.

http://browsershots.org/

You will be surprised. I guarantee that.
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I know all too well the history of the internet and web browsers, the origin of the W3C, etc, so I found your post a little patronising, but I appreciate it all the same. It's very informative and will certainly help out the less web-savvy users who find their way to this thread. Thanks especially for the link, I'll take a look at that when I finish my web project. Do you find this valuable?