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> I'm using IE8 on WinXP I don't know how to answer this without being harsh, but, what else did you expect? I mean, Windows XP is hardly the typophile's platf
by threedaymonk 16y ago
> I'm using IE8 on WinXP
I don't know how to answer this without being harsh, but, what else did you expect? I mean, Windows XP is hardly the typophile's platform of choice, is it?
- phugoid 16y agoFine, but who are they designing for here? A sizable fraction of their visitors will be using IE, so it has to look great in IE. It's fine to be harsh if you're being logical.
- threedaymonk 16y agoMy point is that people using Windows XP must be used to ugly type, because type in general looks ugly on Windows XP, so it's not worth worrying about. The only solution is to render everything as images, or use Flash, or something equally horrible. Why bother if ugly type is par for the course?
- phugoid 16y agoWhy? For the same reason that people cut flowers and put them in a vase in the middle of the table. Or that people shine their shoes, wash their cars, cut the lawn, trim their hair. Hint: it's not because they have to. You don't have to render _everything_ as an image or flash to get the most eye-catching element on your landing page to look perfect.