X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.automotivelinux.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=src%2Fapp-framework-demo.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=afb-client%2Fbower_components%2Ftether%2Fdocs%2F1-Overview%2F3-why_we_dont_support_IE_8.md;fp=afb-client%2Fbower_components%2Ftether%2Fdocs%2F1-Overview%2F3-why_we_dont_support_IE_8.md;h=841de9ec5688373eb1db2ae9e6cb3274c03710d9;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=5b1e6cc132f44262a873fa8296a2a3e1017b0278;hpb=f7d2f9ac4168ee5064580c666d508667a73cefc0 diff --git a/afb-client/bower_components/tether/docs/1-Overview/3-why_we_dont_support_IE_8.md b/afb-client/bower_components/tether/docs/1-Overview/3-why_we_dont_support_IE_8.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..841de9e --- /dev/null +++ b/afb-client/bower_components/tether/docs/1-Overview/3-why_we_dont_support_IE_8.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +Why we don't support IE 8 +------------------------- + +We've been living in 2007 for a while now, pretending that new browser features don't +exist because they aren't in IE8. You might not even know about some of these features, +or think they are only enabled by jQuery or underscore, simply because it hasn't +been an option to rely upon them. + +Here is the list of features you don't have if you choose to support IE 8: + +- HTML5 audio and video +- SVG +- Canvas +- TrueType fonts +- Media Queries +- CSS Transforms +- Multiple Backgrounds +- CSS3 Units (vh, vw, rem) +- Custom DOM events +- Hardware accelerated graphics +- The DOMContentLoaded event +- addEventListener +- Object.create, .seal, .freeze, .defineProperty +- Array.isArray, .indexOf, .every, .some, .forEach, .map, .filter, .reduce +- A modern JavaScript engine +- A real developer tools +- A consistent box model +- jQuery 2 +- Google Apps +- Tether + +It's true that IE 8 still holds a big chunk of the browsing population, but the reasons +why they can't update are dwindling. There are two big reasons for continuing IE 8 support. + +#### Enterprises + + Microsoft is dropping support for XP in April, organizations who want security updates will have to upgrade. + +#### China uses XP + + Chrome, Firefox and Opera all support XP. Nothing prevents users from upgrading, except the inertia of + organizations who still support IE 8. + +#### The Future + +We are skating towards where the puck will be, and we hope that as you decide to drop IE 8 support, +you choose to add Tether to the list of awesome things you can do.