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On 18/05/11 21:21, Simon Waters wrote: > On 18/05/11 20:46, tom wrote: >> >>> We are still waiting on them to fix IE it has been a LONG wait. We still >>> have bugs related to CSS 2 compliance, which is apparently "complete" in >>> IE 8 whatever that means. >>> >> That means you have to upgrade to w7 to get the fixes - like buying a >> new BMW to fixes your wobbly windscreen wipers on your reliant robin.... > > No when I said not fixed I meant not fixed, not even in IE9, just we'd > hoped that CSS 2 compatibility claims for IE8 would include rendering > things the CSS 2 way - naive but hey you can hope. ACID2 is not > comprehensive :( > I think this is the sort of thing we should use in our pro OSS argument (rather than an anti MS argument) but here we have an example of how Microsoft sell us software that is buggy and buggy in being able to render stuff that is fully open standards, so there is NO excuse for it being unable to use Why should i choose firefox (for example) over IE, well for a start firefox works with standards such as css2 etc properly, where as MS keep messing things up. may want to tell people what open standards are too, so it makes the above have more clarity paul -- Paul Sutton Cert SLPS (Open) http://www.zleap.net Open Mic nights - Wednesday 8pm to 11pm (14+) Free entry Breakin' Ground - Street dance for young people (8+) Wednesday 6pm (starts May 11th) The Lighthouse,26 Esplanade Road, Paignton 01803 411 812 or e-mail info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info. 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq