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IE 6

  • 16-01-2010 11:58AM
    #1
    silurian1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭


    Anyone still designing for this relic? I have stopped bothering. I intend to include a browser spotter in future with a prompt to download the latest version.


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  • #2
    KerranJast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,828 ✭✭✭KerranJast


    Sadly it still has to be accounted for. If your site is W3C valid that'll solve 99.9% of IE6 problems.


  • #3
    anbrutog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭anbrutog


    silurian1980 wrote: »
    Anyone still designing for this relic? I have stopped bothering. I intend to include a browser spotter in future with a prompt to download the latest version.

    Still widely used I'm afraid, especially in corporate environments, where due to group policies and legacy web apps IE6 is the only browser available ( BOI springs to mind ). Likely to be around for a while yet regretably.


  • #4
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,278 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    silurian1980 wrote: »
    I intend to include a browser spotter in future with a prompt to download the latest version.

    That's quite annoying - I don't like a site telling me what browser to use.

    The stats across the sites I have access to in Google Analytics indicate that IE6 makes up about 10-15% of all IE users, who in turn make up about 65% or more of the overall visitors. This is a higher % of IE users than I thought there would be, but these sites are aimed at a wide audience so will include less tech-savvy users who are less likely to upgrade or install new browsers.

    I would make sure the site is at least functional in IE, and at the most put a link at the bottom of the site with a link to upgrade their browser.


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