IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default

soumya · 04-03-2008, 09:45 AM

In what is probably one of the most fantastic bit of news to come out of Redmond in a long time, Microsoft has announced today that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can.

Posted on the IEBlog, Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for the Internet Explorer team explained that IE8 will still also render pages in an IE7 compatibility mode but that this mode will not be the default as they had previously announced. The decision to enable this mode will be left up to the developer of the website being visited, using an http header/meta tag.

“IE8 has been significantly enhanced, and was designed with great support for current Internet standards. This is evidenced by the fact that even in its first beta, IE8 correctly renders the popular test known as ‘Acid2,’ which was created by the Web community to promote real-world interoperability,” said Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect. “Our initial plan had been to use IE7-compatible behavior as the default setting for IE8, to minimize potential impact on the world’s existing Web sites. We have now decided to make our most current standards-based mode the default in IE8.

While this change may require some work for developers of sites currently designed around Microsoft's previous rendering mode, the changes required should be minor and going forward will make the development of true standards based websites, that everyone can enjoy, much easier.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...Standards.mspx

Krazy_About_Technology · 04-03-2008, 11:14 AM

That's cool, Best of both worlds! Developers who have already developed their site optimized for IE can also keep their sites as it is by just supplying the meta tag information. Very cool

ax3 · 04-03-2008, 01:03 PM

awesome ......

The Conqueror · 04-03-2008, 03:28 PM

Fantastic........
Now I am eagerly waiting for it to Release

Indyan · 04-03-2008, 03:32 PM

This is good news. But I would have been happier if there was no compatibility mode at all.

gary4gar · 04-03-2008, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indyan

This is good news. But I would have been happier if there was no compatibility mode at all.

+1

04-03-2008, 09:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
soumya In The Zone Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Barasat, Kolkata Posts: 351	IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default In what is probably one of the most fantastic bit of news to come out of Redmond in a long time, Microsoft has announced today that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. Posted on the IEBlog, Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for the Internet Explorer team explained that IE8 will still also render pages in an IE7 compatibility mode but that this mode will not be the default as they had previously announced. The decision to enable this mode will be left up to the developer of the website being visited, using an http header/meta tag. “IE8 has been significantly enhanced, and was designed with great support for current Internet standards. This is evidenced by the fact that even in its first beta, IE8 correctly renders the popular test known as ‘Acid2,’ which was created by the Web community to promote real-world interoperability,” said Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect. “Our initial plan had been to use IE7-compatible behavior as the default setting for IE8, to minimize potential impact on the world’s existing Web sites. We have now decided to make our most current standards-based mode the default in IE8. While this change may require some work for developers of sites currently designed around Microsoft's previous rendering mode, the changes required should be minor and going forward will make the development of true standards based websites, that everyone can enjoy, much easier. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...Standards.mspx __________________ I blog at http://windowsxperience.wordpress.com/

04-03-2008, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Krazy_About_Technology Alpha Geek Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Noida - India Posts: 764	Re: IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default That's cool, Best of both worlds! Developers who have already developed their site optimized for IE can also keep their sites as it is by just supplying the meta tag information. Very cool __________________ Dell Inspiron 1525 - C2D 2 Ghz, 3GB, 250GB, X3100 Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 with Stock WM 6.1 ROM Blog: http://www.sumitbhardwaj.co.in/blog

04-03-2008, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
ax3 Cool as a CUCUMBAR ! ! ! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,002	Re: IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default awesome ...... __________________ ... W H O T ...

04-03-2008, 03:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Conqueror Elevating Humanity Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Now on Earth Posts: 1,937	Re: IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default Fantastic........ Now I am eagerly waiting for it to Release __________________ Regards, The Conqueror

04-03-2008, 03:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Indyan Here Since 2003 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LOST Posts: 524	Re: IE8 will render in true standards mode, by default This is good news. But I would have been happier if there was no compatibility mode at all.

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