IE 8: W3 and CSS compliant? Standards Mode the default?

[steve]

Hi;

It has been a while since I've kept up with IE development.

Is IE 8 supposed to be W3 compliant and do CSS in a standard way?

Will it come with a "standards mode" that will let developers toggle
from that or "old IE mode"?

If it comes with a standards mode will that mode be the default?

Thanks

Steve

 

[Twayne]

Re: W3 and CSS compliant? Standards Mode the default?

In news:5298517c-eac1-419a-b47a-8ea71b44e0f7@y12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com,
steve <tinker123@gmail.com> typed:
> Hi;
>
> It has been a while since I've kept up with IE development.
>
> Is IE 8 supposed to be W3 compliant and do CSS in a
> standard way?

Yes

>
> Will it come with a "standards mode" that will let
> developers toggle from that or "old IE mode"?

Yes

>
> If it comes with a standards mode will that mode be the
> default?

Yes
It still has quirks mode available as before.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve

 

[Dan]

"steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5298517c-eac1-419a-b47a-8ea71b44e0f7@y12g2000vbr.googlegroups.com...
> Hi;
>
> It has been a while since I've kept up with IE development.
>
> Is IE 8 supposed to be W3 compliant and do CSS in a standard way?
>
> Will it come with a "standards mode" that will let developers toggle
> from that or "old IE mode"?
>
> If it comes with a standards mode will that mode be the default?

Standards mode is the default if the web page has a valid DOCTYPE. If it
doesn't have a DOCTYPE than IE8 will use Quirks Mode instead. It's also
possible to force IE8 into IE7 mode for a site from the client side using
the compatibility mode options, or from the server side (on a per page basis
if you want) using the IE7-Emulate meta tag.

Also, you can press F12 to bring up the Developer Tools and toggle between
IE8 Standards, IE7 Standards, and IE7 Quirks modes from the menu.

--
Dan