Sevenup: say no to the old Internet Explorer versions
If you ask me about what web browser to choose, I would suggest you to install Firefox because its customization capabilities and ease of use, or Chrome because it's really fast loading webpages.
But I'll have to admit that Microsoft Internet Explorer has been improved a lot in its latest releases (mainly because its interface was a copy of inspired by the graphic interface of Firefox). And now we are very close to the improved Internet Explorer 8 release.
There's an interesting open source javascript project that encourages users to upgrade user versions to Explorer version 7 an higher: Sevenup. Add this simple line of javascript and then you can even require the upgrade to access your webpages, or leave it just as a suggestion for outdated users.
Another similar project is the IE6 Upgrade Warning which also features translated warning messages and a carefully designed layout to encourage users about updating their web browsers.
It seems like a good initiative for a safer web browsing (and to reduce the headaches of website designers).
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2 comments:
I just created a similar project, as I didn’t know about this one, I like mine more as it displays a different layout. For the interested there is also a google code project for it: http://code.google.com/p/ie6-upgrade-warning/
I also started translating it is many languages, not only English.
It's a very good initiative too! I'm updating my post it at once, and good luck with your project ;-)
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