Internet Explorer 8 and the Potential Display Issues
Microsoft has officially released the full version of the Internet Explorer 8 web browser. This release is available for download from the Microsoft website and will also come as an automatic installation in the Windows operating system updates. However, there is a great deal of concern surrounding this latest release of Internet Explorer 8. The main concern is that this latest release could make some web site display improperly. Internet Explorer 8 has finally been developed to confirm to web standards that have been established by other browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox.
Now that Microsoft has joined in on the standards compliant movement, web sites that were developed specifically to run on previous versions of Internet Explorer could face the potential to not display correctly in version 8.
So, what can you the user and or web site owner do to remedy this if you experience this issue?
*How will this affect my browsing experience:
You will noticed that on some sites images, buttons and the general format of the site may not appear correctly. In general the overall cosmetics of the site may appear out of line with what you should or would expect to see.
*Solution:
Internet Explorer 8 includes a Compatibility View feature that displays Web sites that were created for older browsers as they were designed to appear. You can enable Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 8. Click here for the steps on how to enable compatibility view
*What can I do if my web site does not display correctly in Internet Explorer 8:
You can fix your site to run in Internet Explorer 8 by creating a new css style sheet that is specific to the new version. We can also bring your site up to IE 8 standards. If you would like a quote on having your site developed to run specifically in IE 8, please feel free to contact us.
We can be reached at 1-877-907-3277 orclick here to request a quote.