Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

IE8 Will Be Standards-Compliant By Default

Posted by kdawson on from the browsers-on-acid dept.

A number of readers wrote in to make sure we know about Microsoft's change of heart regarding IE8. The new version of the dominant browser will render in full standards mode by default. Developers wishing to use quirks mode for IE6- and IE7-compatible rendering will have to opt in explicitly. We've previously discussed IE8's render mode a few times. Perhaps Opera's complaint to the EU or the EU's record antitrust fine had something to do with Redmond's about-face.

3 of 383 comments (clear)

  1. Always been true. by goodmanj · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Internet Explorer has always been standards-compliant by default, because Internet Explorer has always been the default standard. Whether you, me, or the W3C like it or not.

  2. So they decided to use Mozilla code by GNUPublicLicense · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since this company seems unable to deal with standards for various reasons, I cannot see IE8 standard compliant, execpt if it's not their code, namely they copied Mozilla code (It's not GPL... :( )

  3. What about their HTML creation tools? by phlegmboy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Will the crappy, bloated code they vomit out be standards compliant or will it be a Macro$lut "$tandard" that will only work properly on IE8 unless other browser makers hand over cash to be allowed to use the "$tandard"?