Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview
Posted on March 30, 2006 | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
As Dave Shea from mezzoblue points out, IE7 Beta 2 is available and while there still may be some minor tweaks and bug fixes before the final release, the new rendering engine is finalized. The good news is that Microsoft has put a lot of work into properly implementing CSS and adhering to web standards. The bad news is that the hacks and tricks you used to make your site work in IE6 may now break it in IE7. Code Scene itself has a few quirks that I'll need to iron out in order to make the site look pretty in IE7.
One of the most noticeable differences is in the way CSS floats are rendered. The "easy clearing method" I've grown so fond of is no longer a viable option for clearing floated elements. Anne van Kesteren's method of "super simple clearing floats" seems to do the trick though.
Do yourself a favor and download the beta now and test all your sites. Make whatever adjustments you need to make now, before the final version is released and you get the angry phone calls from the client.
Download Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview
The only issue I have really had so thus far with IE 7 beta is that I cannot access ftp sites. Not sure if there is some sort of feature that is disabled or not but it brings up page not found when you try to access one.