A couple of days ago, I was prompted to update my browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, to version 8. The next time I viewed my blog, the default Kubrick theme was no longer displaying as it should. It took a while before I could find any discussion of the problem online. Now, it appears as though people think it will take a while for WordPress to attempt to modify Kubrick to comply with IE8. So, for the time being, the blog will look strange. If Kubrick and IE8 decide to play together, then I’ll work on the bugs in the custom header. Going back to the drawing board is now a regular occurrence. Getting frustrated about it would be pointless.
Fri, 12 Jun 2009, at 12:07 am |
I wonder if this is a preview of the kinds of problems people will have with the windows 7 upgrade…
Fri, 12 Jun 2009, at 10:40 am |
No doubt it does, Mike. Of course, the compatibility issues are of much more concern to designers and developers than to users. As a consolation, IE8 includes something of a wayback button. In the address bar at the top of the screen there’s a small “Compatibility View” icon that looks like a broken page. Clicking on “Compatibility View” allows the page to display as it would have in a previous version of the browser.
For now, I’ll overlook the unwieldy guillemets in my blogrolls and menus on the right side of the page. I’m pretending to be less irritated than I am, because I know it’s foolish to dwell on these things.