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IE6: To support or not to support.
Should we support IE6 anymore?
I'd hate to (HATE TO) admit it, but there are some people still using this browser. A client of mine is facing an issue where the "transparency" area of a png comes out a light grey - ONLY on IE6.
I know it's an unsupported browser, but some people STILL use it. I'd love to have a little discussion about whether or not I should choose to support it.
One point pro-support of IE6 is that often in large organisations, the update of systems is often unimportant to their IT department, so theres a large proportion of people working in these organisations that still use IE6. Schools are the same.
One point con-support of IE6 is that Microsoft no longer offer support for it, and it is considered a defunct browser, so why should I waste my time catering for it.
It is a little bit of a dilemma. I'd love to hear other peoples responses to this.
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Some web developers may belong to various professional associations who might, to some extent, be in a position to periodically verify that they are conducting their business in line with the best ethical standards.
However, as a general rule of thumb, ethics are essentially about respect and empathy. Here are a few take homes from my approach to ethics in the website design process: Dark patterns on the web work well. Too well. And there’s not much you can do about it. Let me use a common example for this.
That one thing that differentiates our society or the digital world from the jungle is the set of laws and ethical guidelines. Hence it is very important to consider legal and ethical issues before setting up a website. Following are some guidelines a business must adhere to before working on the web design and content.
Other ethical issues that may arise concern graphic designers not willing to associate themselves with that business, depending on the content of the business. Would a graphic designer design an ad campaign for a website that supports pornography or advertise abortion?
One point con-support of IE6 is that Microsoft no longer offer support for it, and it is considered a defunct browser, so why should I waste my time catering for it.
Because it's not Microsoft you're catering for, or people who consider it a defunct browser, it's people using the browser, aka your customers. By all means, don't take on customers who have a requirement that you support IE6 with websites you produce, that is your chocie. But if you're getting paid for it, I'd hardly call it "wasting my time" =)
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For my own sites I do not bother with being pixel perfect and having identical functionality in IE6 but I do like to make sure that the site is accessible and functional at a basic level. That shouldn't be too hard and it'll probably be useful for web crawlers as well.
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