[Bug 19200] New: CSS elements need feature detection and graceful fallback

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19200

           Summary: CSS elements need feature detection and graceful
                    fallback
           Product: webplatform.org
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: skin
        AssignedTo: schepers@w3.org
        ReportedBy: eliotgra@microsoft.com
         QAContact: public-webplatform-bugs@w3.org


>From email thread:

Hi, folks-

Lea pointed out that right now, the site looks pretty bad in IE8. I know we all
want developers to use modern browsers... but something like 7-15% of our users
may have to use the site in IE8.

What is our legacy browser strategy?

Do we only support modern browsers?

Do we launch as is, and say we'll evaluate IE8 support in the future?

I don't see a practical way to support IE8 before launch...

Regards-
-Doug


Eliot Graff wrote:
> Like any good web development, we should be using feature detection 
> and fallback code for any recently implemented features. I realize 
> that's considered extra work, but isn't that best practice? And should 
> we be employing best practices? We can think of IE8 as a canary in the 
> coal mine for this.

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Received on Tuesday, 2 October 2012 00:41:08 UTC