Why on chrome looks different than on Internet explorer

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I was designing a site with NVU...was looking ok with chrome but with IE looks very bad...why is that?

Thanks
#chrome #explorer #internet
  • Profile picture of the author gyar29
    Why do sites look differently in different browsers?

    There are a number of really good technical answers to that question. A Google search will supply you with all of those. However, for the Internet Marketer the real answer is...

    Because they do. Deal with it.

    I'm not trying to be an ass here, but the bottom line is that we have no control over this issue. So we've got to adjust to it.

    Most of the time you'll find that the answer you receive when asking this question is that writing code that will pass the W3C validation test will ensure cross browser compatibility.

    Yeah, well not so much. Writing valid code does not ensure cross browser compatibility any more than thinking you can fly will keep you alive when you jump off the top of the 15 story building.

    Oh yeah, you frequently will find that you receive the answer IE Sucks so just ignore it.

    Okay sounds great, but probably not a good idea. Kind of like the grocery store owner making the decision that Coke and Pepsi suck so I'm only going to sale Dr. Pepper. Not real bright, right?

    We can take heart though. Over the last few years browsers have become more and more compliant. (read ie here). So perhaps in the next decade or so writing compliant code will ensure that your site will look the same regardless of which browser it is viewed in. But I kinda doubt it.

    I know that this answer does not answer your real question. How do I make my site look the same in all browsers?

    The answer to that question is even more technical than the answer to the question you've actually asked. So if you're coding your site yourself, be prepared to do some research and testing. There's a couple of things you need to learn. Start by searching Cross Browser Compatibility in your favorite SE.

    Good Luck,
    Gene
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  • Profile picture of the author wevo
    Different browsers use different kits to read HTML + CSS and have their own 'primary' styles. So what may look perfect in Firefox may be messed up in IE.

    What problems did you encounter?
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  • Profile picture of the author webbill
    try to run browser compatibility test and change CSS according to browserrs.
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  • Profile picture of the author alfredopalconit
    always test on major browsers. and setting zeros via css helps.

    if the site already has traffic, try to check on stats where you get most of your traffic from.

    this way you will only need to concern yourself on optimizing for browsers that gave you most traffic.
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