IE...What to do...

I'm trying to code something in xhmtl/css. My question is what do I need to do so that it doesnt mes-up in i.e? Isnt it a simple margin or width definition?

Code with that in your CSS file. It will fix the majority of the errors that occur.

There is also the I.E. width hack for older versions of I.E. which comes in handy but yes the only major code adjustment was listed above by andrew.

Another very good hint is to make sure IE is not in quirks mode. Quirks mode pretty much tells IE to do its own thing. You generally put it in quirks mode when you have an invalid W3C declaration at the top of the page.

And never, ever, do an xml declaration such as this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>

----

And I also do this declaration sometimes and it really can fix a lot. Use it in a comment IF statement for IE <= 6:

/* IE FIX */ div, li, ul, form, label, { height: 1%; position: relative; } body { padding: 0; /** /background-color: red; /**/ }

Originally Posted by Cole Another very good hint is to make sure IE is not in quirks mode. Quirks mode pretty much tells IE to do its own thing. You generally put it in quirks mode when you have an invalid W3C declaration at the top of the page. And never, ever, do an xml declaration such as this: ---- And I also do this declaration sometimes and it really can fix a lot. Use it in a comment IF statement for IE <= 6:

Andrews post above is a much more effective and efficient way to do it. And if statements for IE are unnecessary 98% of the time. It's typically poorly written code rather than an actual issue with IE

Originally Posted by Blue Ire Andrews post above is a much more effective and efficient way to do it. And if statements for IE are unnecessary 98% of the time. It's typically poorly written code rather than an actual issue with IE

I never said not to use Andrew's code. I remove the margin and padding using that too when I code.

Also, Andrew's code above will not do anything if IE is in quirks mode.

However, if you are going to say that if statements are unnecessary 98% of the time, then you obviously have not coded any monster projects before.

Here are two websites with very well done coding that use if statements extensively:
http://www.thinkvitamin.com, http://www.sitepoint.com

Originally Posted by Cole However, if you are going to say that if statements are unnecessary 98% of the time, then you obviously have not coded any monster projects before.

Ah, the typical beginner / poor coder mindset. Best of luck with that.

To date, I've never used an if statement on my own code.. so really, they aren't needed.

although they are still a valid tool to solve specific problems. they have their uses. you can even set up different layouts/designs for specific browsers this way.

my personal fav, to tell IE 6 users to sod off.

*EDIT

here is a site dedicated to the craptastic errors plaguing IE6 and some of IE 7 as well as suggested fixes/hacks/workarounds.