[Web4lib] Coding for IE5.2 on a Mac?

[Hutchens, Chad]

I've been in a similar position.  IMHO, coding for the few users still
on IE5/Mac isn't worth the effort at all.  It's going to take you
forever to get it all to work well.

Before you drop the bomb on your Comm Director and ask him/her to
upgrade their browser, see if you can get access to some server logs to
get some evidence of the browsers most people are using.  Most servers
should be able to give you user agent reports.  Having evidence of its
low use might help your argument a little bit.

Chad E. Hutchens
Electronic Resources Librarian
Montana State University Libraries
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT  59717-3320
(406) 994-4313 phone
(406) 994-2851 fax 
chutchens at montana.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Sosna
Bohm
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:34 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Coding for IE5.2 on a Mac?

I've been asked to replicate a site I did for one educational
institution
with different colors and content for a sister institution. Both
websites
include Library pages/sites, so I think this is relevant to this list.
The Director of Communications at the sister institution uses a Mac with
IE5.2.
One of the "Suckerfish" styled menus evidentally doesn't work in IE5.2
on a
Mac.
I thought IE on Mac was obsolete.
Is this a browser for which many on this list code?

Thank you in advance for your replies,

Nancy E. Sosna Bohm
Associate Reference Librarian
Donnelley and Lee Library
Lake Forest College
sosna at lakeforest.edu


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