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   rzn8media
   Member

   Is this framework PNG compatible out of the box? if not do you have any recommendations on a good fix. I've struggled to find a reliable method / plugin that actually works..

   Posted 5 months ago #
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   Ptah Dunbar
   Framework Overlord

   Are you referring to a javascript script that fixes png images?

   Posted 5 months ago #
3. 

   rzn8media
   Member

   Hey sorry it took me a while to get back here.. Yeah I'm referring to a javascript .png fix that works for all IE versions enabled by default in the framework. this is a standard hack many people need to do when setting up any new wordpress solution. so it would be nice if it came pre-configured with it.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   ontic
   Member

   I'd be interested to hear what Ptah's thoughts are on this matter. Personally I don't believe this is a feature which should be added to the framework, I think a tutorial would be sufficient enough for those who are unfamiliar with the framework's media API. Fixing the PNG issues for IE6 is as simple as adding a JavaScript and CSS file to the media queue. There are many solutions to this problem, but here is one I used way back when...

   http://www.dillerdesign.com/experiment/DD_belatedPNG/

   I think it's about time we stopped supporting that browser anyway. How far do we have to go to maintain backwards compatibility? Same goes for PHP4! Heres an interesting article over at RocketTheme.

   http://www.rockettheme.com/blog/design/336-ie6-end-of-life-at-rockettheme

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   ontic
   Member

   @rzn8media: I thought you may be interested in this as well.

   http://plugins.jquery.com/project/iepngfix

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   rzn8media
   Member

   @ontic I'm not unfamiliar with the methods of enabling PNG support. I've found problems with plugins and even jquery's plugin can be problematic in IE6. And regarding the media API... it's buggy. try adding several jquery plugins and then using references to those functions from screen.js.

   I end up doing .png fixes for every site I develop recently because modern websites inevitably end up needing transparency beyond what a .gif can provide.

   I contend that this is exactly the kind of thing that needs to be included in a framework... isn't that the whole concept of a framework anyway? providing solutions to prevent replication of effort thus speeding the development of a given application? wp Framework does this for jquery's codebase why not do it for a jquery plugin as well.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   Ptah Dunbar
   Framework Overlord

   Previously, WP Framework had an IE6 pngfix script bundled with it as I used it for several of the themes I've developed. The script can still be found in the "goodies" directory here.

   After giving it some thought, I decided to remove it from core as no IE6 pngfix script will work for everyone's needs. Instead, you could easily create an extension that includes your IE6 pngfix.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   rzn8media
   Member

   I hate IE6 it's existence easily ads 5-10% more development time to my workflow. I can respect your decision to remove it but I still think it should be bundled. I hate IE6 - did I mention that? Oh and DOWN WITH OUTLOOK ( for you email marketers out there.... ) can you believe those idiots aren't even going to make it more standards compliant in the NEW version!

   Posted 4 months ago #

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