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Bug 19200 - CSS elements need feature detection and graceful fallback
Summary: CSS elements need feature detection and graceful fallback
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: webplatform.org
Classification: Unclassified
Component: skin (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Windows NT
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Doug Schepers
QA Contact: public-webplatform-bugs list
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Reported: 2012-10-02 00:41 UTC by Eliot Graff
Modified: 2013-09-05 16:20 UTC (History)
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Description Eliot Graff 2012-10-02 00:41:06 UTC 
From email thread:

Hi, folks-

Lea pointed out that right now, the site looks pretty bad in IE8. I know we all want developers to use modern browsers... but something like 7-15% of our users may have to use the site in IE8.

What is our legacy browser strategy?

Do we only support modern browsers?

Do we launch as is, and say we'll evaluate IE8 support in the future?

I don't see a practical way to support IE8 before launch...

Regards-
-Doug


Eliot Graff wrote:
> Like any good web development, we should be using feature detection 
> and fallback code for any recently implemented features. I realize 
> that's considered extra work, but isn't that best practice? And should 
> we be employing best practices? We can think of IE8 as a canary in the 
> coal mine for this.
Comment 1 Lea Verou 2012-10-10 21:36:36 UTC 
Basically, the main unresolved issue in IE8 is the logo. Everything else looks decent and works fine, on par with progressive enhancement.
Comment 2 Eliot Graff 2013-09-05 16:20:52 UTC 
Logo issues were resolved.