Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

Elijah-Media — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:47:44 GMT

On behalf of millions of small web site builders that have myriad pages (and javascript) code functions using the imageobject.filters.alpha.opacity=opacity and style="filter:alpha(opacity=100);" functions ALREADY in their webpages; PLEASE recode IE 10 to allow legacy or alias reading of ALL THIS EXISTING CODE, in tens of millions of web pages.

function lightup(imageobject, opacity){

if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")!=-1

&&parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=5)

imageobject.style.MozOpacity=opacity/100

else if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft")!= -1

&&parseInt(navigator.appVersion)>=4)

imageobject.filters.alpha.opacity=opacity

}

</script>

style="filter:alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity:0.7"

onMouseover="lightup(this, 70)" onMouseout="lightup(this, 100)"

Why should we have to rewrite millions of lines of code, for millions of image functions, when the IE 10 browser CAN BE coded to legacy read these properties ? (AS WELL AS THE NEW IMPLEMENTATIONS)

In essence ALL THAT WORK IS DOWN THE TOILET WITH THE IE 10 RELEASE...

Which is fairer? Code IE 10 to continue reading the DX filters as are (AND the New Standards) OR trash millions of pages cross the entire planet that STILL HAVE THIS CODE.

Same goes for filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=red, direction=135, strength=12); [FOR EXAMPLE]

Please seriously consider this and implement "on the fly legacy code reading" SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND WEEKS REWRITING ALL THAT CODE...

SERIOUSLY....

Thanks...

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

chrome mathml support — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:05:06 GMT

from code.google.com/.../detail =>Dave Barton is working on Webkit's MathML implementation and is concentrating his effort on fixing the most important bugs that could prevent passing security review. People who are really interested in seeing this bug fixed should follow his work on Webkit's bugzilla and possibly help him.

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

@PhistucK — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:01:43 GMT

Its not supported on chrome.... mozilla only care for mathml natively... all others support via plugin (including IE9) www.dessci.com/.../versionhistory.htm

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

PhistucK — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:57:17 GMT

@mathml -

I tried it in the canary version (21) of Chrome and it rendered MathML as if it were ordinary HTML with unknown inline elements.

I tried this one -

www.mathjax.org/.../mathml-samples

However, it looks like the JavaScript transforms it to look right.

When I select "MathML" in the selection box, it tells me that MathML is not natively supported in my browser and the samples are displayed like unknown inline HTML elements.

Do you have a web page that demonstrates this support?

And a screenshot?

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

mathml — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:41:18 GMT

PhistucK

veta version ofcrhome already support mathml.

only ie dosent support mathml

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

jsMath — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:57:27 GMT

For the MathML fans I recommend jsMath (see for example www.math.union.edu/.../Henrici.html). It basically gets you support for most of the LaTeX math markup, with the same rendering on all browsers. It is not that lightweight, but it does work great and gets you nice-looking math.

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

Ben — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:17:20 GMT

Your Comment form is still broken - please fix it!

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

Bao — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:29:53 GMT

Just release it already!! Damn, I wonder if IE11 will be tied to Windows 9...

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

PhistucK — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:04:28 GMT

@Xero -

It makes sense to me that these websites did not include an -ms version of the gradients, but I could be wrong.

Anyway, I agree that this removal will not hurt most of the internet in general, but only a negligible amount. They should be punished for writing proprietary code that no one (standard bodies) guaranteed it would last forever. :P

re: Legacy DX Filters Removed from IE10 Release Preview

Trooper — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:01:29 GMT

Considering the feature request to VS and ASP.NET teams, I guess now it would be easy for you guys to implement CSS code-snippet for gradient too aspnet.uservoice.com/.../2883098-code-snippet-for-linear-gradient-and-intellisense- because the "tricky part", as I mentioned there, is already taken care of. 8-)

Thank you so very much for your effort and this bold -- yet witty -- step.

@FermyCompany.. I agree and I love them too !! been there for 10+ years... guess its time to move on... Then these youn'uns talk low about legengadry brwoser.. which hurts for real !

Thank you all for thought sharing and it is a new day for Internet Explorer.