Last modified: 2014-04-09 10:44:18 UTC
Created attachment 7625 [details] Example of LQT as displayed in IE6. I abhor filing this bug, but... In IE6 LiquidThreads is basically unusable without at least some major tweaks to the CSS. I was able to get it to "usable" status but still struggle with making it match functionality in a modern browser. I am sad that anyone has to use IE6, but unfortunately there's a large population that has no choice, including my org. See attachment. I was not able to locate an existing bug for this.
Sticking Adam on CC, he's a million times better at cross-browser compatibility than I :-)
Would it be possible to have an IE6-specific style sheet setup immediately? This would allow me to assist in tweaking the CSS for IE6 and have it separate from the other CSS.
I confirm your observation: LiquidThreads (I use SVN version 1.16) layout is broken for Internet Explorer 6.0, and there are still a lot of users who have no choice than using this deprecated browser version. Call for help: Does anyone of you experts has a CSS fix to make it working with IE 6.0, too ?
Marked as critical, because it makes Lqt unusuable for IE6.0 users.
Sorry but IE6.0 is not critical. Besides, the 1.16 branch of LQT is practically unmaintained (even 1.17 or trunk branch is in much need of maintenance).
(In reply to comment #5) > Sorry but IE6.0 is not critical. Besides, the 1.16 branch of LQT is practically > unmaintained (even 1.17 or trunk branch is in much need of maintenance). Ooops, I thought this is a project financed by the Foundation, with professional developers.
As professional developers (as you rightly pointed out), we have to choose carefully how to allocate our limited resources, since we're a pretty tiny staff. I appreciate that this bug is a real drag for IE6 users, but we just can't consider it "critical" when compared to other outstanding issues. Getting a CSS workaround in place is probably your best bet for now. Re-setting back to enhancement.
I will _try_ to find a solution for my users and will publish that accordingly, if I find any. If someone already has a solution, please can you publish a CSS fix for IE6.0 here?
IE6 is officially at end of lifecycle,[1] and is less than 1% of Wikimedia readership. Also LQT is not really under active development anymore. 1.http://www.modern.ie/en-us/ie6countdown
