http://farukat.es/journal/2009/05/245-ie8-and-the-x-ua-compatible-situation
> IE8 findings > I’ve done a lot of testing, and every so often I would discover > another behavior piece that meant I either had to re-do all my tests > or add a new dimension to my results (and thus do even more tests > than previously thought). At this point, the number of permutations > and combinations is so large that I’m not going to bother you with > the full set of results. Instead, I will just list off a couple of > the important behavioral patterns I’ve gleaned from all this. > > Let me start with something that will cause some immediate concern > among many of you: > > It is entirely possible to encounter IE8 sending the IE7 User Agent > string to the server while using the IE8 Standards Mode rendering > engine; conversely, you can encounter the IE8 User Agent string > while rendering in IE7’s engine. > > If there ever was an argument against merely sniffing the User Agent > string to base your code off of, this would be it. > I know you guys aren't big fans of UA string sniffing, but here's another warning nonetheless. Walter --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-core@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-core-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
