I run a website. It doesn't function well in IE8 as with lots of websites out there. But everyone is talking about a line of code which if used, it will force IE8 into compatibility mode whenever someone uses IE8 to enter the site (makes it behave like IE7 so the website appears as it should).
It seems to work for everyone, but what am I doing wrong? The website is https://www.quranicpath.com and you can see the source code in Firefox by right clicking and > View Source Code. Did i place it incorrectly?
Had this prob for a long time before finally decided to ask the very helpful ppl here! Thnx a bunch.
Would it not be nice if we did not have to cater to so many different browsers? IE seems to be the biggest pain of the bunch. I do not have an answer for you, but I do feel your pain.
Because IE 8 is a minority in the browser wars. Slightly more people still use IE 6, and more people use Firefox than IE 8 with many still using 7 which is till primarily 6 based.
Microsoft somehow got it into their mind that a higher version number means better software and tried to isolate the software they produced using version numbers, which is biteing them in the rear right now.
I say go simple and use more basic HTML code. If I were a web page developer I'd still be aiming for Lynx compatibility =O
Would it not be nice if we did not have to cater to so many different browsers? IE seems to be the biggest pain of the bunch. I do not have an answer for you, but I do feel your pain.