Website shows up weird in IE 8?Help

[michalp]

Hi guys!

My new webpage (www.artsinaustralie.nl) shows up weird in IE8. It looks like the Css doesn't kick in. In safari all looks great...
Any advice? The DWCS6 compatibility checker is all in the green... no issues there.

thanx,

gr
michal

 

[Phreaddee]

a few things.

1. IE8 doesn't do html5 natively, you'll need to add the html5 shiv
2. IE8 doesn't like media queries natively, either give it it's own fixed width stylesheet via conditionals OR try some form of media queries script that helps IE to play. this doesnt always "fix" the issue, in fact in more cases than not I've found that it adds a whle new can of worms.
3. Any CSS3 styles in your css will not show in IE8.
4. @import css is never a good idea.
5. since when were mobiles 800px, thats more tablet territory?
6. spry is now not supported by adobe. I'd advise against using it as well.

 

[michalp]

Thanx, I'll look into it. It all sounds good, I'm relatively new to web design though...Any tips on what to use with IE instead of HTML 5? And how are styles implemented other than with css3?

 

[Phreaddee]

if you are just new to web design, take a week off and research "whats wrong with IE"

you will soon learn that ie8 and below will become the bane of your existence.

 

[AsheSkyler]

Might take more than a week to look up all the problems with IE.

 

[KeithAllen]

Thank you for this valuable information.

 

[Edge]

... and if you think IE8 is bad - man, it doesn't even come close to IE6...