Petition: Proper PNG Support in Internet Explorer for Windows

[Geffy]

People who think that Microsoft Internet Explorer should get fixed and support Alpha Transparency in PNGs asap (instead of using non standard proprietary code) then go and add your name to this petition
Proper PNG Support in Internet Explorer for Windows

Maybe one day Microsoft will take some notice

 

[Henyman]

done

 

[NetRyder]

Signed.

Maybe one day Microsoft will take some notice

Some day...

 

[Geffy]

I think as a general rule I am going to stop supporting internet explorers bugs on any sites that I write, if other designers/coders were to do the same, then MS would be forced into fixing those bugs, like CSS, PNG and others.

 

[Perris Calderon]

I don't think thay are allowed to further develope the browser except for security guys

I could be wrong in my interperatation of the rulling, but I don't think they're allowed

I'll take a look at the decision some time this week

 

[Glaanieboy]

I don't think thay are allowed to further develope the browser except for security guys

I could be wrong in my interperatation of the rulling, but I don't think they're allowed

I'll take a look at the decision some time this week

How'd you know?

 

[Perris Calderon]

I can't find the court ruling...anyone have a link for me

also, I'm taking off for the day, so I won't be able to look at this for a while, but someone post the link for me please

thanx

 

[Perris Calderon]

well, theyt are just not developing ie 6...some say because of the ruling, microsoft says it needs to be overhauled, and they are not allowed to develope the standalone

Legacy OSes have reached their zenith with the addition of IE 6 SP1," Countryman said. "Further improvements to IE will require enhancements to the underlying OS."

 

[Geffy]

urmm the bug has been there for 4 years and fixing it wouldnt really be development as such, more of a bug fix. Also they can still develop for future windows versions, but cant release the thing as a whole anymore.

the really annoying thing is that it only affects the windows version of MSIE, not the mac version, so maybe windows is just so broke it wont work, but then why does their propriety code method work???

 

[Kush]

what do u guys mean, whats wrong with their software and png's?

 

[Kush]

wiat a minute so technicly there could be animated pngs?

 

[j79zlr]

There is a javascript work around. I don't care, screw IE, it sucks anyway. Big ugly useless buggy nonstandards compliant security hole.

<script>
function correctPNG() // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 or higher.
 {
 for(var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++)
    {
 var img = document.images[i]
 var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
 if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG")
    {
 var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : ""
 var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : ""
 var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' "
 var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText
 var imgAttribs = img.attributes;
 for (var j=0; j<imgAttribs.length; j++)
 {
 var imgAttrib = imgAttribs[j];
 if (imgAttrib.nodeName == "align")
    {    
    if (imgAttrib.nodeValue == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle
    if (imgAttrib.nodeValue == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle
    break
    }
          }
 var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle
 strNewHTML += " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";"
    strNewHTML += "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
 strNewHTML += "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>"
 img.outerHTML = strNewHTML
 i = i-1
    }
    }
 }
window.attachEvent("onload", correctPNG);
</script>

 

[Geffy]

theres a php workaround as well, but I am soon going to stop supporting MSIE on sites I design, I dont care if I lose visitors because of it, microsoft should fix it

 

[Reg]

Actually, according to they can still develope Internet Explorer, they just can't develope it in such a way as it is needed for the operation of Windows. Actually, I stopped supporting IE when I got my iMac. Since I design all of my sites to work great from my Mac (Safari), if it doesn't work right in IE, I pretty much say to hell with it.

 

[Geffy]

as long as your code is standards compliant then people cant really complain, well they can but you can just blame their browser as long as the code is compliant

 

[Reg]

Even if the code is compliant, IE still has some problems displaying things a lot of times.

 

[Perris Calderon]

I think they are allowed to develope the browser as a component...but not as a standalone

in any event, they've for whatever reason stopped supporting it, and only provide security fixes

this will probably change in longhorn, but the browser in longhorn will not be standalone

I'm guessing they are going to try to come up with some browser breakthrough to make people want the longhorn os more

who knows

has anyone seen ie 7?

 

[j79zlr]

I think IE is supposed to be standalone in Longhorn, not sure though. Who would have thought that integrating the browser into the OS is a security risk, idiots I say.

 

[SPeedY_B]

Code to the standards, f**k IE. 4 bloody years and they haven't fixed this problem.
I'd like to see MNG support too, not many browsers support this (not even Firefox.. last time I checked anyway)

 

[Perris Calderon]

I think IE is supposed to be standalone in Longhorn, not sure though. Who would have thought that integrating the browser into the OS is a security risk, idiots I say.

from cnet;

Microsoft is phasing out standalone versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser, according to statements attributed to IE program manager Brian Countryman in an interview posted on the software giant's Web site.

"As part of the OS (operating system), IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation," Countryman said in the the May 7 interview.